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AI Work Index

Headline risk

13%

Low Risk

Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders

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.

49 current · 47.9 projectedConfidence medium

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $46K

Median annual wage

Demand -2%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 5% effective coverage

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

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 45,700

Employment 2024

49.0K

Projected Change (2024–34)

-2.3%

Openings (2024–34)

5.3K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 34,89025th pctl: USD 38,540Median: USD 45,70075th pctl: USD 52,000Top 10%: USD 60,430

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. Press buttons, pull levers, or depress pedals to start and operate cutting and slicing machines. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Start machines to verify setups, and make any necessary adjustments. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices, such as rulers, micrometers, or scales. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Monitor operation of cutting or slicing machines to detect malfunctions or to determine whether supplies need replenishment. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Remove completed materials or products from cutting or slicing machines, and stack or store them for additional processing. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Feed stock into cutting machines, onto conveyors, or under cutting blades, by threading, guiding, pushing, or turning handwheels. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft WordSAP software

Requirements

License required: <15%License required: >85%

Work context

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets 4.8/5
Spend Time Standing 4.8/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.5/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.5/5
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls 4.4/5
Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable 4.3/5

Worker profile

Median age 39.3 · 53K employed

Under 25: 15% · 25–54: 66% · 55+: 19%

Related

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

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