Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
AI Impact
This role involves tasks that AI currently automates poorly — complex judgment, physical variability, or heavy emotional labor.
Robotics Impact
Some structured physical tasks are automatable. Human oversight and adaptive judgment remain necessary.
Most AI-Affected Tasks in This Role
Enter commands or load control media, such as tapes, cards, or disks, into machine controllers to retrieve programmed instructions.
Examine drawings, negatives, or photographic prints to determine coloring, shading, accenting, or other changes required for retouching or restoration.
Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, work specifications, drawings, or charts.
Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, or job samples to determine components, settings, and adjustments for cutting and slicing machines.
Record the exact locations and conditions of artifacts uncovered in diggings or surveys, using drawings and photographs as necessary.
Take dictation using shorthand, a stenotype machine, or headsets and transcribing machines.
Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
Read and interpret schematic drawings, diagrams, blueprints, specifications, work orders, or reports to determine materials requirements or assembly instructions.
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