Production & ManufacturingO*NET: 51-9196.00
Will AI Replace Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders?
Set up, operate, or tend paper goods machines that perform a variety of functions, such as converting, sawing, corrugating, banding, wrapping, boxing, stitching, forming, or sealing paper or paperboard sheets into products.
88out of 100
Critical Risk
AI Risk Score
88/100
Risk Level
Critical
Job Zone
2/5
Entry
Total Tasks Analyzed
4
🤖 What AI Can Do
- ▸Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems.
👤 What Requires Humans
- ▸Disassemble machines to maintain, repair, or replace broken or worn parts, using hand or power tools.
Task Breakdown
🤖AI Can Automate (1)
- Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems.
👤Requires Humans (1)
- Disassemble machines to maintain, repair, or replace broken or worn parts, using hand or power tools.
⚡AI-Assisted (2)
- Observe operation of various machines to detect and correct machine malfunctions such as improper forming, glue flow, or pasteboard tension.
- Start machines and move controls to regulate tension on pressure rolls, to synchronize speed of machine components, and to adjust temperatures of glue or paraffin.
Key Skills Analysis
Operations MonitoringAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 3.62/5.00
Operation and Control
Importance: 3.25/5.00
Quality Control AnalysisAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 3.12/5.00
Active Listening
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Speaking
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Critical ThinkingAI-Resistant
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Monitoring
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Time ManagementAI-Resistant
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Active LearningAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.88/5.00
Social PerceptivenessAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.88/5.00
CoordinationAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.88/5.00
Complex Problem SolvingAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.88/5.00
Equipment Maintenance
Importance: 2.88/5.00
Reading ComprehensionAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 2.75/5.00
Troubleshooting
Importance: 2.75/5.00
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Frequently Asked Questions
Based on our analysis, Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders have a critical risk of AI replacement with a score of 88/100. 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