◀ scan anotherEXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE SETTERS, OPERATORS, AND TENDERS, SYNTHETIC AND GLASS FIBERSshare ⧉ EXPOSURE TO AI
7%
RESILIENT
OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
0%
of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
Robots can’t hold a hand, a scalpel, or your nerve.
7% of this role’s O*NET tasks are within reach of today’s AI. That is the core-weighted exposure score from Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”). It measures a capability ceiling, not a headcount forecast. Certified hard to automate. Today’s AI barely touches the core of this one.
WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
- Record details of machine malfunctions
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
- Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form filaments from synthetic materials such as rayon, fiberglass, or liquid polymers
- Press buttons to stop machines when processes are complete or when malfunctions are detected
- Observe machine operations, control boards, and gauges to detect malfunctions such as clogged bushings and defective binder applicators
- Load materials into extruding and forming machines, using hand tools, and adjust feed mechanisms to set feed rates
- Move controls to activate and adjust extruding and forming machines
THE HONEST PART. A percentage is not a pink slip. High exposure usually means a role shrinks and shifts toward judgment, direction and responsibility: the parts a model can’t sign its name to. Exposure ≠ displacement. Breathe.
"My job is 7% cooked. What’s yours?"
SOURCES: O*NET 30.3 occupational tasks · Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”,
arXiv:2303.10130) · Anthropic Economic Index 2026 (CC-BY) |
how this is calculated |
last updated 2026-07-16