Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
The short answer
This job is less likely to change much. Most of the work is the kind AI can't help with. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to shrink over the next decade, with about 39 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. Most of what it involves isn't the kind of work AI can take over.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with a small part of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
This job is in the second least exposed fifth of New York jobs for AI exposure. The tasks below show why: most of what it involves is work AI can't simply take over.
AI can help with or automate about 21% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Examine, inspect, and measure raw materials and finished products to verify conformance to specifications.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Read rolling orders, blueprints, and mill schedules to determine setup specifications, work sequences, product dimensions, and installation procedures.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Calculate draft space and roll speed for each mill stand to plan rolling sequences and specified dimensions and tempers.
AI could do much of this on its own
Record mill production on schedule sheets.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Monitor machine cycles and mill operation to detect jamming and to ensure that products conform to specifications.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Adjust and correct machine set-ups to reduce thicknesses, reshape products, and eliminate product defects.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Start operation of rolling and milling machines to flatten, temper, form, and reduce sheet metal sections and to produce steel strips.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Thread or feed sheets or rods through rolling mechanisms, or start and control mechanisms that automatically feed steel into rollers.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Manipulate controls and observe dial indicators to monitor, adjust, and regulate speeds of machine mechanisms.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Jobs you could switch to
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What the move takes
Usually requires a high school diploma or equivalent, plus moderate-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes up to about a year.
Skills you already have
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New skills to build
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What the move takes
Usually requires a high school diploma or equivalent, plus moderate-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes up to about a year.
Skills you already have
- Operations Monitoring
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New skills to build
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What the move takes
Usually requires a high school diploma or equivalent, plus long-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes one to two years.
Skills you already have
- Mechanical
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- Reaction Time
New skills to build
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- Design
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