Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
96%
(Imminent Risk)
POLLING
77%
(High Risk, Based on 20 votes)
Average: 87%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-15.7%
by year 2033
WAGES
$46,990
or $22.59 per hour
Volume
9,170
as of 2023
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JOB SCORE
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

96% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Finger Dexterity

User poll

77% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted that it's probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 96% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' job openings is expected to decline 15.7% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' was $46,990, or $23 per hour

'Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' were paid 2.2% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 9,170 people employed as 'Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 16 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

Comments (1)

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