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How much is AI changing production & factory work? Across 101 production & factory jobs employing about 8.5 million people, AI and robots touch about 52m of the average worker's 8-hour shift. The largest job here is team assemblers (1.4 million workers, 19m touched). Gas plant operators have the most touched, at 5h 4m, while electromechanical equipment assemblers have no AI or robot time in the data yet.
Median pay runs from $34,890 to $122,890. BLS expects these jobs to shrink about 0.3% combined from 2025 to 2035, compared with 3.5% for all jobs. Sort the list below by AI time, pay or growth, and open any job for its full time card.
107 jobs
HumanWith AIAIRobot
- Gas Plant Operators5h 4m touched · $88k · -6%
- Biomass Plant Technicians4h 58m touched · $102k · -5.1%
- Semiconductor Processing Technicians4h 44m touched · $51k · +8.2%
- Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders4h 25m touched · $45k · +0.4%
- Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators4h 12m touched · $79k · +3.1%
- Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders4h 11m touched · $49k · -1.7%
- Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders3h 54m touched · $54k · -2.9%
- Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3h 43m touched · $39k · -10.3%
- Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3h 43m touched · $46k · +1.5%
- Biofuels Processing Technicians3h 42m touched · $62k · +2.3%
- Power Plant Operators3h 26m touched · $102k · -5.1%
- Hydroelectric Plant Technicians3h 20m touched · $102k · -5.1%
- Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers3h 6m touched · $97k · -1.9%
- Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3h touched · $40k · -13.7%
- Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders2h 58m touched · $41k · +5.9%
- Helpers for Production Workers2h 55m touched · $39k · -8.2%
- Metal Pourers and Casters2h 54m touched · $52k · -5%
- Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2h 36m touched · $53k · -13.2%
- Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers2h 36m touched · $46k · -3.3%
- Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders2h 36m touched · $44k · +3.4%
- Prepress Technicians and Workers2h 23m touched · $49k · -15.3%
- Printing Press Operators2h 16m touched · $46k · -8.7%
- Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2h 14m touched · $51k · -11.3%
- Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2h 12m touched · $44k · -3.4%
- Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders2h 11m touched · $42k · -0.3%
- Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2h 11m touched · $39k · -13.6%
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators2h 10m touched · $60k · -5.7%
- Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators2h 10m touched · $41k · -5.6%
- Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders2h 5m touched · $38k · -12.5%
- Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders1h 57m touched · $58k · +3.6%
- Food Batchmakers1h 55m touched · $42k · +6.5%
- Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1h 51m touched · $49k · -6.1%
- Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1h 42m touched · $52k · -5.7%
- Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1h 41m touched · $48k · +0.7%
- Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1h 38m touched · $50k · -3.6%
- Slaughterers and Meat Packers1h 37m touched · $40k · +2%
- Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders1h 31m touched · $48k · +2.6%
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers1h 27m touched · $68k · +5.9%
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators1h 22m touched · $51k · -9.4%
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1h 19m touched · $46k · -10.5%
- Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1h 19m touched · $47k · -0.9%
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1h 18m touched · $48k · +2.5%
- Print Binding and Finishing Workers1h 12m touched · $42k · -17.5%
- Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1h 10m touched · $47k · +0.6%
- Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders1h 8m touched · $46k · +1.3%
- Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1h 4m touched · $50k · -8.3%
- Chemical Plant and System Operators1h 1m touched · $78k · -5.2%
- Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers58m touched · $35k · +4.3%
- Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic56m touched · $49k · -9.5%
- Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners55m touched · $50k · -6.8%
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders53m touched · $48k · -8.9%
- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers48m touched · $46k · +4.6%
- Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials40m touched · $35k · -15.7%
- Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians40m touched · $39k · +2.2%
- Wood Model Makers38m touched · $57k · -3.3%
- Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders37m touched · $36k · -6.9%
- Hand Cutters and Trimmers37m touched · $38k · -18.9%
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders37m touched · $43k · +4.1%
- Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers35m touched · $65k · -5.6%
- Machinists29m touched · $59k · +1%
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers29m touched · $54k · +2.4%
- Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic29m touched · $44k · -9.7%
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers24m touched · $49k · +2.5%
- Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers21m touched · $42k · -8.8%
- Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters20m touched · $63k · -6.1%
- Team Assemblers19m touched · $45k · +1.1%
- Bakers19m touched · $37k · +5.5%
- Sewing Machine Operators19m touched · $37k · -15.1%
- Nuclear Power Reactor Operators19m touched · $123k · -5.9%
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers18m touched · $48k · -4%
- Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic18m touched · $49k · -9.5%
- Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand18m touched · $43k · -19.2%
- Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic17m touched · $49k · -17.2%
- Etchers and Engravers14m touched · $43k · -0.7%
- Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders12m touched · $43k · -2.5%
- Power Distributors and Dispatchers12m touched · $107k · +1.2%
- Manufacturing Potters12m touched · $46k · +5.8%
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers11m touched · $74k · +1.8%
- Wood Patternmakers6m touched · $50k · -2%
- Molders, Shapers, and Casters6m touched · $46k · +5.8%
- Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers0m touched · $46k · +4.6%
- Engine and Other Machine Assemblers0m touched · $54k · -17%
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters0m touched · $51k · -6.2%
- Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators0m touched · $47k · +4.6%
- Butchers and Meat Cutters0m touched · $40k · +2.4%
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers0m touched · $38k · +5.7%
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic0m touched · $47k · -10.8%
- Model Makers, Metal and Plastic0m touched · $63k · -17.3%
- Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic0m touched · $58k · -22.8%
- Foundry Mold and Coremakers0m touched · $48k · -23%
- Tool and Die Makers0m touched · $64k · -9.2%
- Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic0m touched · $64k · -3.4%
- Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers0m touched · $38k · -6.5%
- Hand Sewers0m touched · $36k · -12%
- Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers0m touched · $63k · -15%
- Upholsterers0m touched · $46k · -2.3%
- Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters0m touched · $47k · -2.9%
- Furniture Finishers0m touched · $45k · -3.5%
- Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood0m touched · $43k · -1%
- Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers0m touched · $53k · -3.2%
- Gem and Diamond Workers0m touched · $53k · -3.2%
- Dental Laboratory Technicians0m touched · $50k · -5.9%
- Medical Appliance Technicians0m touched · $48k · +3.5%
- Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers0m touched · $42k · +1.3%
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing0m touched · $46k · +5.8%
- Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers0m touched · $46k · +5.8%
- Tire Builders0m touched · $57k · +0.8%