Production & ManufacturingO*NET: 51-4021.00
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.
AI Risk Score
89/100
High risk: many core tasks are exposed to automation.
Automation factors
- Measure and examine extruded products to locate defects and to check for conformance to specifications, adjusting controls as necessary to alter products.
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
- Processing Information
Top skills
Operations Monitoring3.50/5
Operation and Control3.38/5
Critical Thinking3.12/5
Monitoring3.12/5
Quality Control Analysis3.12/5
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