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AI Work Index

Headline risk

18%

Moderate Risk

Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders

United States AI Work Index51-9191

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

12.2 current · 12.3 projectedConfidence medium

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $45K

Median annual wage

Demand 1%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Operate or tend bonding machines that use adhesives to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; or joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulated leather, or other materials.

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 45,210

Employment 2024

12.2K

Projected Change (2024–34)

1.0%

Openings (2024–34)

1.3K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 31,29025th pctl: USD 36,420Median: USD 45,21075th pctl: USD 52,060Top 10%: USD 60,420

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedFine motorAdaptability

Tasks

  • 1. Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions and report or resolve problems. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Start machines, and turn valves or move controls to feed, admit, apply, or transfer materials and adhesives, and to adjust temperature, pressure, and time settings. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Read work orders and communicate with coworkers to determine machine and equipment settings and adjustments and supply and product specifications. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Observe gauges, meters, and control panels to obtain information about equipment temperatures and pressures, or the speed of feeders or conveyors. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Remove jammed materials from machines and readjust components as necessary to resume normal operations. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Examine and measure completed materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices such as tape measures, gauges, or calipers. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordSAP softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP 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

Exposed to Contaminants 4.8/5
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls 4.6/5
Contact With Others 4.6/5
Spend Time Standing 4.6/5
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets 4.5/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 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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