Helpers--Production Workers

AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
100%
risk level
POLLING
75%
Based on 59 votes
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-8.0 %
by year 2032
WAGES
$34,670
or $16.67 per hour
Volume
190,680
as of 2022
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
1.1/10

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Automation risk

100% (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

75% 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 100% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Helpers--Production Workers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Sentiment

The following graph(s) are included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Helpers--Production Workers' job openings is expected to decline 8.0% by 2032

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2023.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2022, the median annual wage for 'Helpers--Production Workers' was $34,670, or $16 per hour

'Helpers--Production Workers' were paid 25.1% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2022 there were 190,680 people employed as 'Helpers--Production Workers' within the United States.

This represents around 0.13% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 775 people are employed as 'Helpers--Production Workers'.

Job description

Help production workers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

SOC Code: 51-9198.00

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Comments

automationsucks@dontbeleivethehype.com (No chance) says
Automation in factories is actually quite inefficient in most cases. Machines do one task repeatadly well, but they are not versatile for more challenging tasks (multi step) and they cannot be adapted easily when a factory line changes
Aug 17, 2019 at 05:53 PM

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