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Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Transportation and Material Moving · SOC 53-7063
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$41,220
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
8,800
Proj. Annual Openings
42,330
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-6.5%/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 53-7063 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
- 50/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $41,220
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 8,800
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -13.0%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 9,244 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Operations MonitoringMonitoringReading ComprehensionActive ListeningSpeaking
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. Exposure0.2%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
16%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI9.1%
AI ability · AIOE38.9%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne93%
Top Skills
1.Operations Monitoring
2.Monitoring
3.Reading Comprehension
4.Active Listening
5.Speaking
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
Feed materials into or remove materials from machines or equipment that is automatic or tended by other workers.
Common titles: Cotton Tipper, Dryer Feeder, Feeder, Lug Loader, Machine Feeder, Offbearer
Representative Tasks
- •Inspect materials and products for defects, and to ensure conformance to specifications.
- •Record production and operational data, such as amount of materials processed.
- •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.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Inspect items for damage or defects.
- •Inspect work to ensure standards are met.
- •Record operational or production data.
- •Operate conveyors or other industrial material moving equipment.
- •Measure product or material dimensions.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Office software · hotMicrosoft Outlook · hotMachine operation softwareWork time tracking software
Related Occupations
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Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
0.8%
Avg AI Exposure
6
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 53-7063: 2019 — employment: 63,280, median wage: $31,180; 2020 — employment: 64,240, median wage: $33,000; 2021 — employment: 60,880, median wage: $37,010; 2022 — employment: 51,010, median wage: $38,040; 2023 — employment: 44,500, median wage: $39,250; 2025 — employment: 42,330, median wage: $41,220.
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% | 0.2% |
| Outlook | Average | 20% Bright |
| Median Salary | $41,220 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |