0.8%
Avg AI Exposure
4%
Bright Outlook
$51,429
Avg Median Salary
98
Occupations Analyzed
6,562,150
Total Employment
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Sector Avg AI Exposure0.8% AI Exposure — Low
Occupation Risk Levels
Employment Projections
15
Occupations Shown
0.5%
Avg AI Exposure
1
Bright Outlook
Occupations in Production
| Occupation | AI Exposure | Outlook | Median Salary | Top Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 0% — Low | Average | $74,450 | Active Listening, Speaking, Time Management |
| Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | 5% — Medium | Average | $65,380 | Quality Control Analysis, Active Listening, Critical Thinking |
| Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 0% — Low | Average | $48,220 | Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | 0% — Low | Average | $53,710 | Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Quality Control Analysis |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 0% — Low | Average | $51,330 | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking |
| Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators | 0% — Low | Average | $46,880 | Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension |
| Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters | 4% — Medium | Average | $62,620 | Repairing, Troubleshooting, Quality Control Analysis |
| Bakers | 0% — Low | Average | $37,160 | Monitoring, Active Listening, Speaking |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 0% — Low | Average | $40,140 | Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 0% — Low | Average | $38,300 | Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 0% — Low | Average | $40,130 | Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking |
| Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 0% — Low | Average | $44,810 | Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension |
| Food Batchmakers | 0% — Low | Average | $42,290 | Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 0% — Low | Average | $41,590 | Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 0% — Low | Average | $47,720 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking |
| Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 0% — Low | Average | $49,030 | Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening |
| Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 0% — Low | Average | $50,140 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 0% — Low | Average | $46,330 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring |
| Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 0% — Low | Average | $49,080 | Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 0% — Low | Average | $46,550 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 0% — Low | Average | $50,620 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring |
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 0% — Low | Average | $52,800 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking |
| Machinists | 0% — Low | Average | $58,750 | Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Monitoring |
| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | 0% — Low | Average | $54,430 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring |
| Pourers and Casters, Metal | 0% — Low | Average | $51,810 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Active Listening |
| Model Makers, Metal and Plastic | 0% — Low | Average | $63,340 | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring |
| Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic | 0% — Low | Average | $58,000 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis |
| Foundry Mold and Coremakers | 0% — Low | Average | $48,110 | Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 0% — Low | Average | $44,350 | Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 0% — Low | Average | $47,180 | Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring |
| Tool and Die Makers | 0% — Low | Average | $64,050 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 0% — Low | Average | $53,750 | Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring, Critical Thinking |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 0% — Low | Average | $47,920 | Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Speaking |
| Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 0% — Low | Average | $48,750 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Active Listening |
| Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic | 0% — Low | Average | $63,870 | Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking |
| Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 0% — Low | Average | $43,960 | Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening |
| Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners | 0% — Low | Average | $50,060 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis |
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | 10% — Medium | Average | $48,690 | Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking |
| Printing Press Operators | 0% — Low | Average | $45,780 | Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring |
| Print Binding and Finishing Workers | 0% — Low | Average | $42,290 | Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 0% — Low | Average | $34,890 | Active Listening, Monitoring, Speaking |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | 0% — Low | Average | $35,060 | Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring |
| Sewing Machine Operators | 0% — Low | Average | $36,670 | Monitoring, Active Listening, Critical Thinking |
| Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers | 0% — Low | Average | $37,800 | Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking |
| Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders | 0% — Low | Average | $35,650 | Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening |
| Sewers, Hand | 0% — Low | Average | $36,480 | Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management, Critical Thinking |
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | 3% — Medium | Average | $41,640 | Time Management, Active Listening, Speaking |
| Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders | 2% — Medium | Average | $38,180 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Active Listening |
| Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 2% — Medium | Average | $38,760 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring |
| Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 3% — Medium | Average | $39,530 | Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Active Listening |
| Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 0% — Low | Average | $38,670 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Speaking |
| Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers | 0% — Low | Average | $46,350 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring |
| Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers | 0% — Low | Average | $62,750 | Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Upholsterers | 0% — Low | Average | $46,340 | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | 0% — Low | Average | $46,680 | Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring |
| Furniture Finishers | 0% — Low | Average | $44,540 | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring |
| Model Makers, Wood | 0% — Low | Average | $56,550 | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Monitoring |
| Patternmakers, Wood | 3% — Medium | Average | $49,630 | Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving |
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 0% — Low | Average | $42,770 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 0% — Low | Average | $43,380 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operators | 0% — Low | Average | $122,890 | Reading Comprehension, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control |
| Power Distributors and Dispatchers | 0% — Low | Average | $106,730 | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring |
| Power Plant Operators | 3% — Medium | Average | $102,040 | Operations Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 0% — Low | Average | $78,620 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Active Listening |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | 0% — Low | Average | $60,020 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring |
| Chemical Plant and System Operators | 0% — Low | Average | $78,120 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring |
| Gas Plant Operators | 7% — Medium | Average | $87,820 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 4% — Medium | Average | $96,710 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring |
| Plant and System Operators, All Other | 0% — Low | Average | $62,470 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Reading Comprehension |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 0% — Low | Average | $58,040 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 0% — Low | Average | $51,610 | Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Monitoring |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 4% — Medium | Average | $48,540 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring |
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 0% — Low | Average | $42,660 | Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 0% — Low | Average | $48,990 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Reading Comprehension |
| Cutters and Trimmers, Hand | 0% — Low | Average | $38,020 | Active Listening, Speaking, Time Management |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 3% — Medium | Average | $46,570 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 0% — Low | Average | $45,760 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring |
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 0% — Low | Average | $48,040 | Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 3% — Medium | Average | $48,570 | Quality Control Analysis, Writing, Critical Thinking |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 0% — Low | Average | $52,540 | Quality Control Analysis, Critical Thinking, Active Listening |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 0% — Low | Bright ↗ | $49,610 | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Time Management |
| Medical Appliance Technicians | 0% — Low | Bright ↗ | $48,030 | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Quality Control Analysis |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 0% — Low | Bright ↗ | $39,460 | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 0% — Low | Average | $43,220 | Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Active Listening |
| Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | 0% — Low | Average | $41,600 | Active Listening, Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 0% — Low | Average | $48,250 | Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Operation and Control |
| Semiconductor Processing Technicians | 0% — Low | Average | $51,430 | Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking |
| Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators | 1% — Medium | Average | $40,610 | Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Quality Control Analysis |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | 2% — Medium | Average | $50,690 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers | 12% — Medium | Average | $68,120 | Programming, Monitoring, Operations Monitoring |
| Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders | 0% — Low | Average | $46,460 | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening |
| Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders | 0% — Low | Average | $43,530 | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening |
| Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders | 0% — Low | Average | $41,330 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking |
| Etchers and Engravers | 0% — Low | Average | $43,310 | Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Operations Monitoring |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 0% — Low | Average | $46,170 | Operations Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 0% — Low | Average | $50,270 | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis |
| Tire Builders | 0% — Low | Average | $57,390 | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening |
| Helpers--Production Workers | 4% — Medium | Bright ↗ | $39,070 | Active Listening, Monitoring, Speaking |