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AI Work Index

Headline risk

24%

Moderate Risk

Grinding and polishing workers, hand

United States AI Work Index51-9022

AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.

11.8 current · 9.3 projectedConfidence medium

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $42K

Median annual wage

Demand -21%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Grind, sand, or polish, using hand tools or hand-held power tools, a variety of metal, wood, stone, clay, plastic, or glass objects. Includes chippers, buffers, and finishers.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage

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

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 41,690

Employment 2024

11.8K

Projected Change (2024–34)

-21.2%

Openings (2024–34)

0.8K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 32,12025th pctl: USD 36,660Median: USD 41,69075th pctl: USD 48,410Top 10%: USD 57,250

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: No formal educational credential Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedFine motorAdaptability

Tasks

  • 1. Grind, sand, clean, or polish objects or parts to correct defects or to prepare surfaces for further finishing, using hand tools and power tools. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Load and adjust workpieces onto equipment or work tables, using hand tools. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Verify quality of finished workpieces by inspecting them, comparing them to templates, measuring their dimensions, or testing them in working machinery. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Trim, scrape, or deburr objects or parts, using chisels, scrapers, and other hand tools and equipment. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Select files or other abrasives, according to materials, sizes and shapes of workpieces, amount of stock to be removed, finishes specified, and steps in finishing processes. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Measure and mark equipment, objects, or parts to ensure grinding and polishing standards are met. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Word

Requirements

No education requirement: 79.7%High school diploma: 20.3%On-the-job training: 9.89%Prior work experience: 5.7%Specific vocational preparation: 88.6%Adaptability: Work schedule variability: 40.6%Work pace: 59.9%

Work context

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment 4.8/5
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls 4.8/5
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets 4.8/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.6/5
Exposed to Contaminants 4.5/5
Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable 4.5/5

Worker profile

Median age 44.9 · 71K employed

Under 25: 6% · 25–54: 68% · 55+: 27%

Related

No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.

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