Plating 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 55 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the 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 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 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 12% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Inspect coated or plated areas for defects, such as air bubbles or uneven coverage.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Maintain production records.
AI could do much of this on its own
Examine completed objects to determine thicknesses of metal deposits, or measure thicknesses by using instruments such as micrometers.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Read production schedules to determine setups of equipment and machines.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Immerse workpieces in coating solutions or liquid metal or plastic for specified times.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Adjust dials to regulate flow of current and voltage supplied to terminals to control plating processes.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Set up, operate, or tend plating or coating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Observe gauges to ensure that machines are operating properly, making adjustments or stopping machines when problems occur.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Remove objects from solutions at periodic intervals and observe objects to verify conformance to specifications.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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