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24 sectors indexed. Showing role-level rankings for Manufacturing (32).

Highest average sector exposure

Sectors ranked by average role exposure benchmark.

Highest average sector exposureSectors ranked by average role exposure benchmark.0%20%40%60%80%100%33 - Manufacturing33 - Manufacturing: 77% avg exposure77% avg exposure72 - Accommodation and Food Ser…72 - Accommodation and Food Services: 76% avg exposure76% avg exposure32 - Manufacturing32 - Manufacturing: 76% avg exposure76% avg exposure11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fis…11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting: 74% avg exposure74% avg exposure45 - Retail Trade45 - Retail Trade: 73% avg exposure73% avg exposure48 - Transportation and Warehou…48 - Transportation and Warehousing: 67% avg exposure67% avg exposure81 - Other Services (except Pub…81 - Other Services (except Public Administration): 65% avg exposure65% avg exposure49 - Transportation and Warehou…49 - Transportation and Warehousing: 62% avg exposure62% avg exposure

Largest sector coverage

Sectors with the largest number of benchmarked roles.

Largest sector coverageSectors with the largest number of benchmarked roles.0%20%40%60%80%100%54 - Professional, Scientific, …54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 187 roles187 roles62 - Health Care and Social Ass…62 - Health Care and Social Assistance: 151 roles151 roles31 - Manufacturing31 - Manufacturing: 85 roles85 roles92 - Public Administration92 - Public Administration: 85 roles85 roles33 - Manufacturing33 - Manufacturing: 63 roles63 roles56 - Administrative and Support…56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 61 roles61 roles52 - Finance and Insurance52 - Finance and Insurance: 56 roles56 roles61 - Educational Services61 - Educational Services: 45 roles45 roles

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Manufacturing (33)

63 roles • 77% avg exposure

Highest: Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Lowest: Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

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Accommodation and Food Services (72)

20 roles • 76% avg exposure

Highest: Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Lowest: Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

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Manufacturing (32)

25 roles • 76% avg exposure

Highest: Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Lowest: Machinists

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Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (11)

14 roles • 74% avg exposure

Highest: Agricultural Equipment Operators

Lowest: Logging Workers, All Other

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Retail Trade (45)

4 roles • 73% avg exposure

Highest: Parts Salespersons

Lowest: Advertising Sales Agents

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Transportation and Warehousing (48)

40 roles • 67% avg exposure

Highest: Bus Drivers, School

Lowest: Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

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Other Services (except Public Administration) (81)

20 roles • 65% avg exposure

Highest: Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Lowest: Recreation Workers

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Transportation and Warehousing (49)

8 roles • 62% avg exposure

Highest: Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

Lowest: Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners

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Utilities (22)

15 roles • 61% avg exposure

Highest: Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons

Lowest: Civil Engineers

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Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (21)

22 roles • 60% avg exposure

Highest: Floor Sanders and Finishers

Lowest: Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians

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Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (53)

17 roles • 60% avg exposure

Highest: Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

Lowest: Quality Control Systems Managers

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Construction (23)

41 roles • 59% avg exposure

Highest: Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Lowest: Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians

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Manufacturing (31)

85 roles • 59% avg exposure

Highest: Sewing Machine Operators

Lowest: Solar Energy Systems Engineers

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Retail Trade (44)

3 roles • 59% avg exposure

Highest: Sales and Related Workers, All Other

Lowest: Insurance Sales Agents

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Wholesale Trade (42)

12 roles • 59% avg exposure

Highest: Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

Lowest: Sales Engineers

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Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

20 roles • 56% avg exposure

Highest: Manicurists and Pedicurists

Lowest: Set and Exhibit Designers

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Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (56)

61 roles • 55% avg exposure

Highest: Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Lowest: Chief Executives

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Finance and Insurance (52)

56 roles • 55% avg exposure

Highest: Order Clerks

Lowest: Architectural and Engineering Managers

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Information (51)

18 roles • 52% avg exposure

Highest: Designers, All Other

Lowest: News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

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Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

187 roles • 52% avg exposure

Highest: Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers

Lowest: Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

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Management of Companies and Enterprises (55)

4 roles • 47% avg exposure

Highest: Tax Preparers

Lowest: Purchasing Managers

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Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

151 roles • 41% avg exposure

Highest: Amusement and Recreation Attendants

Lowest: Nurse Anesthetists

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Public Administration (92)

85 roles • 41% avg exposure

Highest: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

Lowest: Mental Health Counselors

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Educational Services (61)

45 roles • 34% avg exposure

Highest: Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Lowest: Archivists

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Manufacturing (32)

Highest automation exposure roles in this sector. Showing top 25 results.

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic coordination scene#1Medium confidenceCoordinationDA
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

ProductionManufacturing

A large share of Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic tasks are currently automatable in Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing.

Exposure benchmark: 90% • SOC 51-4032.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic tooling scene#2Medium confidenceToolingMM
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

ProductionManufacturing

A large share of Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic tasks are currently automatable in Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing.

Exposure benchmark: 90% • SOC 51-4081.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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Task avg
Human reliance
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders tooling scene#3High confidenceToolingCE
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

ProductionManufacturing

A large share of Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders tasks are currently automatable in Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing.

Exposure benchmark: 89% • SOC 51-9011.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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Task avg
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Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers coordination scene#4High confidenceCoordinationCW
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

ProductionManufacturing

A large share of Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers tasks are currently automatable in Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing.

Exposure benchmark: 85% • SOC 51-2021.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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Task avg
Human reliance
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers analysis scene#5High confidenceAnalysisWC
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

ProductionManufacturing

A large share of Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers tasks are currently automatable in Wood Preservation.

Exposure benchmark: 84% • SOC 51-4121.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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Exposure
Task avg
Human reliance
Helpers--Production Workers workflow scene#6High confidenceWorkflowHW
Helpers--Production Workers

ProductionManufacturing

A large share of Helpers--Production Workers tasks are currently automatable in Stationery Product Manufacturing.

Exposure benchmark: 83% • SOC 51-9198.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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Task avg
Human reliance
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic analysis scene#7High confidenceAnalysisHT
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

ProductionManufacturing

A large share of Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic tasks are currently automatable in Flat Glass Manufacturing.

Exposure benchmark: 82% • SOC 51-4191.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders systems scene#8High confidenceSystemsCA
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

ProductionManufacturing

A large share of Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders tasks are currently automatable in Concrete Pipe Manufacturing.

Exposure benchmark: 81% • SOC 51-9032.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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Task avg
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Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic operations scene#9Medium confidenceOperationsFM
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

ProductionManufacturing

A large share of Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic tasks are currently automatable in Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing.

Exposure benchmark: 80% • SOC 51-4022.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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Exposure
Task avg
Human reliance
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other execution scene#10Low confidenceExecutionMW
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

ProductionManufacturing

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.

Exposure benchmark: 79% • SOC 51-4199.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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Exposure
Task avg
Human reliance
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners systems scene#11Medium confidenceSystemsTG
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

ProductionManufacturing

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.

Exposure benchmark: 79% • SOC 51-4194.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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Exposure
Task avg
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Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic insight scene#12High confidenceInsightRM
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

ProductionManufacturing

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.

Exposure benchmark: 78% • SOC 51-4023.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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Exposure
Task avg
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Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing productivity scene#13Low confidenceProductivitySC
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing

ProductionManufacturing

Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.

Exposure benchmark: 78% • SOC 51-9195.03

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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Exposure
Task avg
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Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians systems scene#14High confidenceSystemsOL
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

ProductionManufacturing

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.

Exposure benchmark: 77% • SOC 51-9083.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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Task avg
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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic systems scene#15High confidenceSystemsGL
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

ProductionManufacturing

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.

Exposure benchmark: 76% • SOC 51-4033.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
Overall RiskPrimary ranking KPI
Exposure
Task avg
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Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers operations scene#16Low confidenceOperationsTD
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

ProductionManufacturing

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.

Exposure benchmark: 76% • SOC 51-6052.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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Exposure
Task avg
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Printing Press Operators tooling scene#17High confidenceToolingPP
Printing Press Operators

ProductionManufacturing

Printing Press Operators shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.

Exposure benchmark: 72% • SOC 51-5112.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
Overall RiskPrimary ranking KPI
Exposure
Task avg
Human reliance
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers workflow scene#18High confidenceWorkflowFS
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

ProductionManufacturing

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.

Exposure benchmark: 71% • SOC 51-1011.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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Exposure
Task avg
Human reliance
Food Batchmakers workflow scene#19High confidenceWorkflowFB
Food Batchmakers

ProductionManufacturing

Food Batchmakers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.

Exposure benchmark: 70% • SOC 51-3092.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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Exposure
Task avg
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Bakers analysis scene#20Medium confidenceAnalysisB
Bakers

ProductionManufacturing

Bakers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.

Exposure benchmark: 69% • SOC 51-3011.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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Exposure
Task avg
Human reliance
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders analysis scene#21Medium confidenceAnalysisTB
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

ProductionManufacturing

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.

Exposure benchmark: 68% • SOC 51-6061.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
Overall RiskPrimary ranking KPI
Exposure
Task avg
Human reliance
Model Makers, Wood workflow scene#22Medium confidenceWorkflowMM
Model Makers, Wood

ProductionManufacturing

Model Makers, Wood shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.

Exposure benchmark: 65% • SOC 51-7031.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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Exposure
Task avg
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Tool and Die Makers execution scene#23High confidenceExecutionTA
Tool and Die Makers

ProductionManufacturing

Tool and Die Makers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.

Exposure benchmark: 62% • SOC 51-4111.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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Exposure
Task avg
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Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other productivity scene#24Low confidenceProductivityTA
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

ProductionManufacturing

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.

Exposure benchmark: 61% • SOC 51-6099.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
Overall RiskPrimary ranking KPI
Exposure
Task avg
Human reliance
Machinists insight scene#25High confidenceInsightM
Machinists

ProductionManufacturing

Machinists shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.

Exposure benchmark: 60% • SOC 51-4041.00

Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
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