OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
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of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
The robots can help. They can’t replace the room you read.
23% 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. Mostly safe. AI helps around the edges, but the job stays human.
WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
- Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools
- Confer with numerical control programmers to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications
- Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability
- Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information
- Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
- Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments, such as micrometers or vernier calipers
- Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders
- Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers
- Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations
- Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process
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 23% cooked. What’s yours?"
SOURCES: O*NET 30.3 occupational tasks · Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”,
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last updated 2026-07-16