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Headline risk

2%

Very Low Risk

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

United States AI Work Index51-9111

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

381.2 current · 398.2 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $41K

Median annual wage

Demand 5%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Includes cannery workers who pack food products.

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 40,900

Employment 2024

381.2K

Projected Change (2024–34)

4.5%

Openings (2024–34)

45.3K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 31,89025th pctl: USD 36,250Median: USD 40,90075th pctl: USD 48,440Top 10%: USD 58,910

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. Attach identification labels to finished packaged items, or cut stencils and stencil information on containers, such as lot numbers or shipping destinations. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Remove finished packaged items from machine and separate rejected items. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Inspect and remove defective products and packaging material. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of filled or packaged products to standards. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Sort, grade, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordSAP software

Requirements

License required: <15%No education requirement: 34.6%High school diploma: 65.4%On-the-job training: 84.1%Specific vocational preparation: 11.4%Work pace: 21.7%Pace: Control of workload: <20%

Work context

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment 4.6/5
Spend Time Standing 4.6/5
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls 4.5/5
Exposed to Contaminants 4.5/5
Time Pressure 4.4/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.4/5

Worker profile

Median age 40.4 · 242K employed

Under 25: 16% · 25–54: 64% · 55+: 21%

Related

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

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