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Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Production · SOC 51-9031
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$38,020
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
800
Proj. Annual Openings
6,060
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-7.5%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 51-9031 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 43/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $38,020
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 800
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -18.1%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 818 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Active ListeningSpeakingTime ManagementReading ComprehensionMonitoring
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure0.7%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
13.7%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI0%
AI ability · AIOE41%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne64%
Top Skills
1.Active Listening
2.Speaking
3.Time Management
4.Reading Comprehension
5.Monitoring
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Use hand tools or hand-held power tools to cut and trim a variety of manufactured items, such as carpet, fabric, stone, glass, or rubber.
Common titles: Cloth Cutter, Denim Cutter, Fabric Cutter, Finisher, Glass Cutter, Hand Cutter
Representative Tasks
- •Mark or discard items with defects such as spots, stains, scars, snags, chips, scratches, or unacceptable shapes or finishes.
- •Trim excess material or cut threads off finished products, such as cutting loose ends of plastic off a manufactured toy for a smoother finish.
- •Cut, shape, and trim materials, such as textiles, food, glass, stone, and metal, using knives, scissors, and other hand tools, portable power tools, or bench-mounted tools.
- •Position templates or measure materials to locate specified points of cuts or to obtain maximum yields, using rules, scales, or patterns.
- •Read work orders to determine dimensions, cutting locations, and quantities to cut.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
- •Trim excess material from workpieces.
- •Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
- •Measure materials to mark reference points, cutting lines, or other indicators.
- •Position patterns on equipment, materials, or workpieces.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Outlook · hotMicrosoft Word · hot
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
0.5%
Avg AI Exposure
1
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 51-9031: 2019 — employment: 9,670, median wage: $30,200; 2020 — employment: 7,980, median wage: $31,630; 2021 — employment: 7,920, median wage: $30,230; 2022 — employment: 8,250, median wage: $36,130; 2023 — employment: 7,220, median wage: $37,040; 2025 — employment: 6,060, median wage: $38,020.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Outlook | Average | 4% Bright |
| Median Salary | $38,020 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |