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Will AI Replace Machine Feeders and Offbearers?
Feed materials into or remove materials from machines or equipment that is automatic or tended by other workers.
86out of 100
Critical Risk
AI Risk Score
86/100
Risk Level
Critical
Job Zone
2/5
Entry
Total Tasks Analyzed
9
🤖 What AI Can Do
- ▸Record production and operational data, such as amount of materials processed.
👤 What Requires Humans
- ▸Providing empathy and emotional support
- ▸Creative problem-solving in ambiguous contexts
- ▸Physical tasks requiring fine motor skills and dexterity
Task Breakdown
🤖AI Can Automate (1)
- Record production and operational data, such as amount of materials processed.
⚡AI-Assisted (8)
- Inspect materials and products for defects, and to ensure conformance to specifications.
- Push dual control buttons and move controls to start, stop, or adjust machinery and equipment.
- Weigh or measure materials or products to ensure conformance to specifications.
- Identify and mark materials, products, and samples, following instructions.
- Clean and maintain machinery, equipment, and work areas to ensure proper functioning and safe working conditions.
- Load materials and products into machines and equipment, or onto conveyors, using hand tools and moving devices.
- Transfer materials and products to and from machinery and equipment, using industrial trucks or hand trucks.
- Fasten, package, or stack materials and products, using hand tools and fastening equipment.
Key Skills Analysis
Operations MonitoringAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 3.38/5.00
Monitoring
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Reading ComprehensionAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 2.75/5.00
Active Listening
Importance: 2.75/5.00
Speaking
Importance: 2.75/5.00
Troubleshooting
Importance: 2.75/5.00
Quality Control AnalysisAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 2.75/5.00
Operation and Control
Importance: 2.62/5.00
Critical ThinkingAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.50/5.00
Social PerceptivenessAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.50/5.00
CoordinationAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.50/5.00
Judgment and Decision MakingAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.50/5.00
Time ManagementAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.50/5.00
WritingAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 2.38/5.00
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 2.12/5.00
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Frequently Asked Questions
Based on our analysis, Machine Feeders and Offbearers have a critical risk of AI replacement with a score of 86/100. Many routine tasks in this role can be automated, but human oversight remains important.
Last updated: 2026-03-28· Data from O*NET 30.2 & Frey/Osborne automation research