Multiple 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
51-4081.00
Activities scored
6
Handed to agents
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticSOC 51-4081.00
85% · agent
80% · agent
Write CNC programsWhat can do this →
75% · agent
Read blueprints and job ordersWhat can do this →
70% · agent
15% · you keep
10% · you keep
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Data Recording Agent
Microsoft Excel · SAP software · Sheets
● No integration needed
Calculation Agent
Microsoft Excel · Sheets · Docs
● No integration needed
CNC Programming Agent
Autodesk AutoCAD · Microsoft Word · Docs
● No integration needed
Blueprint Analysis Agent
Autodesk AutoCAD · Microsoft Word · Docs
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physical machine operation and equipment controlHands-on workpiece positioning and material handlingDirect quality inspection and defect detectionEquipment maintenance and repair decisions

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.

Record operational data and measurements85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Calculate dimensions and machine settings80% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable
Write CNC programs75% · work done in software · mostly automatable