Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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Calculated automation 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.
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Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 100% chance of automation.
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What is the likelihood that Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
Growth
The number of 'Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' job openings is expected to decline 11.4% by 2033
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2025.
Wages
In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' was $47,110, or $22 per hour
'Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' were paid 2.0% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060
Wages over time
Volume
As of 2023 there were 19,560 people employed as 'Lathe and Turning Machine Tool 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 7 thousand people are employed as 'Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic'.
Job description
Set up, operate, or tend lathe and turning machines to turn, bore, thread, form, or face metal or plastic materials, such as wire, rod, or bar stock.
SOC Code: 51-4034.00
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