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AI Work Index

Headline risk

18%

Moderate Risk

Patternmakers, wood

United States AI Work IndexISCO 5111major_group_fallback

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

0.5 current · 0.4 projectedConfidence medium

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $53K

Median annual wage

Demand -5%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 3

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Plan, lay out, and construct wooden unit or sectional patterns used in forming sand molds for castings.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 4% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 52,520

Employment 2024

0.5K

Projected Change (2024–34)

-5.0%

Openings (2024–34)

0.0K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 40,73025th pctl: USD 45,450Median: USD 52,52075th pctl: USD 77,410Top 10%: USD 83,330

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedFine motorProblem solving and decision making

Tasks

  • 1. Read blueprints, drawings, or written specifications to determine sizes and shapes of patterns and required machine setups. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Fit, fasten, and assemble wood parts together to form patterns, models, or sections, using glue, nails, dowels, bolts, and screws. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Lay out patterns on wood stock and draw outlines of units, sectional patterns, or full-scale mock-ups of products, based on blueprint specifications and sketches, and using marking and measuring devices. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Set up, operate, and adjust a variety of woodworking machines such as bandsaws and lathes to cut and shape sections, parts, and patterns, according to specifications. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Trim, smooth, and shape surfaces, and plane, shave, file, scrape, and sand models to attain specified shapes, using hand tools. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Verify dimensions of completed patterns, using templates, straightedges, calipers, or protractors. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Autodesk AutoCADMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft Outlook3D Systems Geomagic Design XComputer aided design CAD software

Requirements

Work context

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.7/5
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets 4.6/5
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls 4.4/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.4/5
Freedom to Make Decisions 4.3/5
Contact With Others 4.2/5

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