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AI Work Index

Headline risk

24%

Moderate Risk

Cutters and trimmers, hand

United States AI Work Index51-9031

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

7 current · 5.7 projectedConfidence medium

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $39K

Median annual wage

Demand -18%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Use hand tools or hand-held power tools to cut and trim a variety of manufactured items, such as carpet, fabric, stone, glass, or rubber.

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 38,800

Employment 2024

7.0K

Projected Change (2024–34)

-18.1%

Openings (2024–34)

0.6K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 29,91025th pctl: USD 33,860Median: USD 38,80075th pctl: USD 48,790Top 10%: USD 57,820

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: No formal educational credential Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedFine motorAdaptability

Tasks

  • 1. Mark or discard items with defects such as spots, stains, scars, snags, chips, scratches, or unacceptable shapes or finishes. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Cut, shape, and trim materials, such as textiles, food, glass, stone, and metal, using knives, scissors, and other hand tools, portable power tools, or bench-mounted tools. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Mark cutting lines around patterns or templates, or follow layout points, using squares, rules, and straightedges, and chalk, pencils, or scribes. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Trim excess material or cut threads off finished products, such as cutting loose ends of plastic off a manufactured toy for a smoother finish. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Position templates or measure materials to locate specified points of cuts or to obtain maximum yields, using rules, scales, or patterns. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Read work orders to determine dimensions, cutting locations, and quantities to cut. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft Word

Requirements

No education requirement: 80.5%High school diploma: 19.5%On-the-job training: 28.73%Prior work experience: 22.9%Specific vocational preparation: 67.2%Adaptability: Work schedule variability: 81.1%Work pace: 75.3%

Work context

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls 4.7/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.6/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.6/5
Spend Time Standing 4.6/5
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions 4.0/5
Time Pressure 3.8/5

Worker profile

Median age 36.4 · 582K employed

Under 25: 28% · 25–54: 54% · 55+: 18%

Related

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

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