Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here53
  • filer
  • grinder
  • deburrer
  • finisher
  • polisher
  • saw filer
  • sharpener
  • die barber
  • die fitter
  • die reamer
  • saw fitter
  • tool filer
  • die grinder
  • die trimmer
  • and 39 more
SOC code
51-4194.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
27 activities
Activities an agent can take on
3
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Tool Grinders, Filers, and SharpenersSOC 51-4194.00
82% · agentMostly automatable
78% · agentMostly automatable
75% · agentMostly automatable
22% · you keepBarely automatable
12% · you keepBarely automatable
8% · you keepBarely automatable
The team3 agents · 3 need no setup
Blueprint analysis agent
Dassault Systemes SolidWorks · Microsoft Excel · Docs
● No integration needed
Measurement verification agent
Microsoft Excel · Sheets · Docs
● No integration needed
Tool calculation agent
Microsoft Excel · Sheets · Vero Software Edgecam
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physically operate grinding and polishing machines on the shop floorPerform hands-on equipment setup, mounting, and adjustment of grinding wheels and workpiecesExecute manual maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of machineryConduct tactile inspection and quality control of finished workpieces

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 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.

Blueprint interpretation and setup planning82% · research and retrieval work · mostly automatable
Dimensional measurement and specification verification78% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable
Cutting tool calculation and adjustment planning75% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 27 detailed work activities O*NET records for Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.