Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, task by task.

Every activity this job is made of, scored on how much of its output software can produce today and linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job.

SOC code
51-4033.00
Activities scored
6
Handed to agents
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticSOC 51-4033.00
85% · agent
80% · agent
Monitor equipment operationsWhat can do this →
75% · agent
Select tooling and equipmentWhat can do this →
70% · agent
Mount and position workpiecesWhat can do this →
25% · you keep
Operate grinding equipmentWhat can do this →
20% · you keep
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Machine calculation agent
Microsoft Excel · SAP software
● No integration needed
Work order analysis agent
Microsoft Office software · Autodesk AutoCAD
● No integration needed
Equipment monitoring agent
Manufacturing reporting system · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
Tooling selection agent
SAP software · Manufacturing reporting system
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physically mount and secure workpieces on machinesOperate grinding and machining equipment hands-onPerform quality inspections with precision instrumentsMake real-time adjustments to machinery during operation

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.

Start with these three.

The most automatable work in this job, and what actually addresses it. Each one has a page of its own showing every occupation that does it.

Calculate machine settings and dimensions85% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable
Monitor equipment operations75% · physical, manual and inspection work · barely automatable
No software category addresses thisWhy not