The tasks · Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticSOC 51-4022.00
Read and interpret work orders, blueprints, and specificationsWhat can do this →
82% · agentMostly automatable
Measure and inspect parts for conformance to specificationsWhat can do this →
75% · agentMostly automatable
Confer with workers about machine setups and specificationsWhat can do this →
48% · you keepPartly automatable
Set up and operate forging machines and pressesWhat can do this →
12% · you keepBarely automatable
Install, adjust, and remove dies and tooling using cranes and hand toolsWhat can do this →
8% · you keepBarely automatable
Repair, maintain, and replace machine parts and diesWhat can do this →
6% · you keepBarely automatable
The team2 agents · 2 need no setup
Blueprint interpretation agent
Docs · Machine control software
● No integration needed
Quality inspection agent
Docs · Sheets · Inventory tracking software
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physically operate forging machines and presses on the production floorInstall, adjust, and remove heavy dies and tooling using cranes and hand toolsPerform hands-on repair and maintenance of equipment and diesMake real-time adjustments to machine settings based on physical observation of operations
Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.
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The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.
