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24 sectors indexed. Showing role-level rankings for Manufacturing (32).
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Manufacturing (33)
63 roles • 77% avg exposure
Highest: Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Lowest: Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Open sector rankingAccommodation and Food Services (72)
20 roles • 76% avg exposure
Highest: Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Lowest: Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Open sector rankingManufacturing (32)
25 roles • 76% avg exposure
Highest: Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Lowest: Machinists
Open sector rankingAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (11)
14 roles • 74% avg exposure
Highest: Agricultural Equipment Operators
Lowest: Logging Workers, All Other
Open sector rankingRetail Trade (45)
4 roles • 73% avg exposure
Highest: Parts Salespersons
Lowest: Advertising Sales Agents
Open sector rankingTransportation and Warehousing (48)
40 roles • 67% avg exposure
Highest: Bus Drivers, School
Lowest: Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Open sector rankingOther Services (except Public Administration) (81)
20 roles • 65% avg exposure
Highest: Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Lowest: Recreation Workers
Open sector rankingTransportation and Warehousing (49)
8 roles • 62% avg exposure
Highest: Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
Lowest: Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
Open sector rankingUtilities (22)
15 roles • 61% avg exposure
Highest: Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Lowest: Civil Engineers
Open sector rankingMining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (21)
22 roles • 60% avg exposure
Highest: Floor Sanders and Finishers
Lowest: Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians
Open sector rankingReal Estate and Rental and Leasing (53)
17 roles • 60% avg exposure
Highest: Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Lowest: Quality Control Systems Managers
Open sector rankingConstruction (23)
41 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Lowest: Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Open sector rankingManufacturing (31)
85 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Sewing Machine Operators
Lowest: Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Open sector rankingRetail Trade (44)
3 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Lowest: Insurance Sales Agents
Open sector rankingWholesale Trade (42)
12 roles • 59% avg exposure
Highest: Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Lowest: Sales Engineers
Open sector rankingArts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)
20 roles • 56% avg exposure
Highest: Manicurists and Pedicurists
Lowest: Set and Exhibit Designers
Open sector rankingAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (56)
61 roles • 55% avg exposure
Highest: Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Lowest: Chief Executives
Open sector rankingFinance and Insurance (52)
56 roles • 55% avg exposure
Highest: Order Clerks
Lowest: Architectural and Engineering Managers
Open sector rankingInformation (51)
18 roles • 52% avg exposure
Highest: Designers, All Other
Lowest: News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Open sector rankingProfessional, 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
Open sector rankingManagement of Companies and Enterprises (55)
4 roles • 47% avg exposure
Highest: Tax Preparers
Lowest: Purchasing Managers
Open sector rankingHealth Care and Social Assistance (62)
151 roles • 41% avg exposure
Highest: Amusement and Recreation Attendants
Lowest: Nurse Anesthetists
Open sector rankingPublic Administration (92)
85 roles • 41% avg exposure
Highest: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Lowest: Mental Health Counselors
Open sector rankingEducational 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.
#1Medium confidenceCoordinationDADrilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production • Manufacturing
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
#2Medium confidenceToolingMMMultiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production • Manufacturing
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
#3High confidenceToolingCEChemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Production • Manufacturing
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
#4High confidenceCoordinationCWCoil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Production • Manufacturing
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
#5High confidenceAnalysisWCWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Production • Manufacturing
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
#6High confidenceWorkflowHWHelpers--Production Workers
Production • Manufacturing
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
#7High confidenceAnalysisHTHeat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production • Manufacturing
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
#8High confidenceSystemsCACutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Production • Manufacturing
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
#9Medium confidenceOperationsFMForging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production • Manufacturing
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
#10Low confidenceExecutionMWMetal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Production • Manufacturing
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
#11Medium confidenceSystemsTGTool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Production • Manufacturing
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
#12High confidenceInsightRMRolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production • Manufacturing
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
#13Low confidenceProductivitySCStone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing
Production • Manufacturing
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
#14High confidenceSystemsOLOphthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Production • Manufacturing
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
#15High confidenceSystemsGLGrinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production • Manufacturing
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
#16Low confidenceOperationsTDTailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Production • Manufacturing
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
#17High confidenceToolingPPPrinting Press Operators
Production • Manufacturing
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
#18High confidenceWorkflowFSFirst-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Production • Manufacturing
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
#19High confidenceWorkflowFBFood Batchmakers
Production • Manufacturing
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
#20Medium confidenceAnalysisBBakers
Production • Manufacturing
Bakers shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 69% • SOC 51-3011.00
Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration
#21Medium confidenceAnalysisTBTextile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
Production • Manufacturing
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
#22Medium confidenceWorkflowMMModel Makers, Wood
Production • Manufacturing
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
#23High confidenceExecutionTATool and Die Makers
Production • Manufacturing
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
#24Low confidenceProductivityTATextile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Production • Manufacturing
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
#25High confidenceInsightMMachinists
Production • Manufacturing
Machinists shows high exposure in repetitive digital tasks, with human review still required.
Exposure benchmark: 60% • SOC 51-4041.00
Production automationQuality analyticsWorkflow orchestration