The tasks · Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersSOC 51-9061.00
Record inspection data and generate reportsWhat can do this →
88% · agentMostly automatable
Measure and verify product dimensionsWhat can do this →
82% · agentMostly automatable
Analyze test data and compute resultsWhat can do this →
78% · agentMostly automatable
Review specifications and testing proceduresWhat can do this →
75% · agentMostly automatable
Notify personnel of production issuesWhat can do this →
58% · agentPartly automatable
Physically inspect items for defects and conformanceWhat can do this →
18% · you keepBarely automatable
The team5 agents · 5 need no setup
Inspection reporting agent
Microsoft Excel · Microsoft Word · Database software
● No integration needed
Measurement analysis agent
Microsoft Excel · Data analysis software · Coordinate measuring machine software
● No integration needed
Test data computation agent
Microsoft Excel · Minitab · R
● No integration needed
Specification review agent
Microsoft Word · Autodesk AutoCAD · Docs
● No integration needed
Production notification agent
Email · Microsoft Outlook · Atlassian JIRA
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physically inspect, test, and handle materials and products on the production floorMake final accept/reject decisions on products and materialsPerform hands-on equipment calibration, maintenance, and repairOwn accountability for quality compliance and safety certifications
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.
