Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
ProductionAI Impact Assessment
This job is relatively safe from AI automation and may even benefit from AI tools.
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing with an AI automation risk score of 14%. Analysis includes 25 core tasks.
Why This Score?
- Work environment requires human interaction and presence
Responsibilities and Abilities
Key Responsibilities
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
- Getting Information
- Performing General Physical Activities
Required Abilities
- Reaction Time
- Near Vision
- Manual Dexterity
- Control Precision
- Oral Comprehension
Key Tasks
Set up, program, or control computer-aided design (CAD) or computer numerical control (CNC) machines.
Secure woodstock against a guide or in a holding device, place woodstock on a conveyor, or dump woodstock in a hopper to feed woodstock into machines.
Examine raw woodstock for defects and to ensure conformity to size and other specification standards.
Inspect pulleys, drive belts, guards, or fences on machines to ensure that machines will operate safely.
Operate gluing machines to glue pieces of wood together, or to press and affix wood veneer to wood surfaces.
Install and adjust blades, cutterheads, boring-bits, or sanding-belts, using hand tools and rules.
Change alignment and adjustment of sanding, cutting, or boring machine guides to prevent defects in finished products, using hand tools.
Remove and replace worn parts, bits, belts, sandpaper, or shaping tools.
Safer Career Pivots
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Low Risk6% AI Risk
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Low Risk0% AI Risk
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Low Risk4% AI Risk
Upskilling Courses
Current Job Openings
Data Sources
Analysis based on O*NET data