Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Production · SOC 51-9032

3.2% AI Exposure — Medium

$46,570

Median Annual Salary

Average

O*NET Outlook

7,300

Proj. Annual Openings

44,980

Employment (OEWS 2025)

97/100

AI Resiliency Score

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

AI Exposure Analysis

AI Exposure3.2%

AI Resiliency97/100

Exposure BandMedium

Sector Avg. Exposure0.8%

1.Operations Monitoring

2.Operation and Control

3.Quality Control Analysis

4.Monitoring

5.Reading Comprehension

O*NET occupation profile

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.

Common titles: Cutter, Cutter Operator, Cutting Pressman, Die Cutter Operator, Flat Cutter, Machine Operator

•Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.
•Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, or job samples to determine components, settings, and adjustments for cutting and slicing machines.
•Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices, such as rulers, micrometers, or scales.
•Press buttons, pull levers, or depress pedals to start and operate cutting and slicing machines.
•Start machines to verify setups, and make any necessary adjustments.

•Operate cutting equipment.
•Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
•Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.
•Weigh finished products.
•Conduct test runs of production equipment.

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