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1. Automation Risk
2. User Poll
3. Growth
4. Wages
5. Volume
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Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

1.7/10 job score
AUTOMATION RISK
89%
risk level
POLLING
GROWTH
-18.3%
by 2031
WAGES
$44,520
or $21.40 hourly
VOLUME
11,500
as of 2021
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What is the risk of automation?

We calculate this occupation to have an automation risk score of 89% (Robots are watching)

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Qualities required for this occupation:
Finger Dexterity
Manual Dexterity
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What do you think the risk of automation is?

How likely do you think this occupation will be taken over by robots/AI within the next 20 years?

How quickly is this occupation growing?

The number of 'Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' job openings is expected to decline by -18.3% by 2031
'Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' is expected to be a very slow growing occupation in comparison to other occupations.
* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031.
Updated projections are due Sep 2023.

What are the median wages for 'Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' in the United States?

In 2021 the median annual wage for 'Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' was $44,520, or $21.40 hourly
'Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' are paid 2.7% lower than the national median wage, which stands at $45,760
* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

How many people are employed as forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic?

As of 2021 there were 11,500 people employed as Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic within the United States.
This represents around 0.008% of the employed workforce across the country.
Put another way, around 1 in 12 thousand people are employed as Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.

Job description

Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.

SOC Code: 51-4022.00

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rowan (No chance) says
it's a personal job that takes human time and care to do the work
Mar 08, 2021 at 11:12 AM

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