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Production

98 occupations analyzed

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

OccupationAI ExposureOutlookMedian SalaryTop Skills
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers0% — LowAverage$74,450Active Listening, Speaking, Time Management
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers5% — MediumAverage$65,380Quality Control Analysis, Active Listening, Critical Thinking
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers0% — LowAverage$48,220Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers0% — LowAverage$53,710Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Quality Control Analysis
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters0% — LowAverage$51,330Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators0% — LowAverage$46,880Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters4% — MediumAverage$62,620Repairing, Troubleshooting, Quality Control Analysis
Bakers0% — LowAverage$37,160Monitoring, Active Listening, Speaking
Butchers and Meat Cutters0% — LowAverage$40,140Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers0% — LowAverage$38,300Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking
Slaughterers and Meat Packers0% — LowAverage$40,130Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders0% — LowAverage$44,810Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension
Food Batchmakers0% — LowAverage$42,290Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders0% — LowAverage$41,590Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic0% — LowAverage$47,720Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic0% — LowAverage$49,030Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic0% — LowAverage$50,140Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic0% — LowAverage$46,330Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic0% — LowAverage$49,080Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic0% — LowAverage$46,550Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic0% — LowAverage$50,620Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic0% — LowAverage$52,800Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking
Machinists0% — LowAverage$58,750Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Monitoring
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders0% — LowAverage$54,430Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring
Pourers and Casters, Metal0% — LowAverage$51,810Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Active Listening
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic0% — LowAverage$63,340Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic0% — LowAverage$58,000Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis
Foundry Mold and Coremakers0% — LowAverage$48,110Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic0% — LowAverage$44,350Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic0% — LowAverage$47,180Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring
Tool and Die Makers0% — LowAverage$64,050Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers0% — LowAverage$53,750Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring, Critical Thinking
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders0% — LowAverage$47,920Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Speaking
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic0% — LowAverage$48,750Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Active Listening
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic0% — LowAverage$63,870Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic0% — LowAverage$43,960Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners0% — LowAverage$50,060Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis
Prepress Technicians and Workers10% — MediumAverage$48,690Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking
Printing Press Operators0% — LowAverage$45,780Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring
Print Binding and Finishing Workers0% — LowAverage$42,290Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers0% — LowAverage$34,890Active Listening, Monitoring, Speaking
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials0% — LowAverage$35,060Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring
Sewing Machine Operators0% — LowAverage$36,670Monitoring, Active Listening, Critical Thinking
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers0% — LowAverage$37,800Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders0% — LowAverage$35,650Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening
Sewers, Hand0% — LowAverage$36,480Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management, Critical Thinking
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers3% — MediumAverage$41,640Time Management, Active Listening, Speaking
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders2% — MediumAverage$38,180Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Active Listening
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2% — MediumAverage$38,760Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3% — MediumAverage$39,530Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Active Listening
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders0% — LowAverage$38,670Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Speaking
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers0% — LowAverage$46,350Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers0% — LowAverage$62,750Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making
Upholsterers0% — LowAverage$46,340Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters0% — LowAverage$46,680Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring
Furniture Finishers0% — LowAverage$44,540Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring
Model Makers, Wood0% — LowAverage$56,550Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Monitoring
Patternmakers, Wood3% — MediumAverage$49,630Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood0% — LowAverage$42,770Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing0% — LowAverage$43,380Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators0% — LowAverage$122,890Reading Comprehension, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control
Power Distributors and Dispatchers0% — LowAverage$106,730Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring
Power Plant Operators3% — MediumAverage$102,040Operations Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators0% — LowAverage$78,620Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Active Listening
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators0% — LowAverage$60,020Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring
Chemical Plant and System Operators0% — LowAverage$78,120Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring
Gas Plant Operators7% — MediumAverage$87,820Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers4% — MediumAverage$96,710Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring
Plant and System Operators, All Other0% — LowAverage$62,470Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Reading Comprehension
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders0% — LowAverage$58,040Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders0% — LowAverage$51,610Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Monitoring
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders4% — MediumAverage$48,540Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand0% — LowAverage$42,660Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders0% — LowAverage$48,990Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Reading Comprehension
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand0% — LowAverage$38,020Active Listening, Speaking, Time Management
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3% — MediumAverage$46,570Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders0% — LowAverage$45,760Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders0% — LowAverage$48,040Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers3% — MediumAverage$48,570Quality Control Analysis, Writing, Critical Thinking
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers0% — LowAverage$52,540Quality Control Analysis, Critical Thinking, Active Listening
Dental Laboratory Technicians0% — LowBright ↗$49,610Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Time Management
Medical Appliance Technicians0% — LowBright ↗$48,030Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Quality Control Analysis
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians0% — LowBright ↗$39,460Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders0% — LowAverage$43,220Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Active Listening
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers0% — LowAverage$41,600Active Listening, Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders0% — LowAverage$48,250Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Operation and Control
Semiconductor Processing Technicians0% — LowAverage$51,430Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators1% — MediumAverage$40,610Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Quality Control Analysis
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators2% — MediumAverage$50,690Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers12% — MediumAverage$68,120Programming, Monitoring, Operations Monitoring
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders0% — LowAverage$46,460Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders0% — LowAverage$43,530Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders0% — LowAverage$41,330Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking
Etchers and Engravers0% — LowAverage$43,310Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Operations Monitoring
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic0% — LowAverage$46,170Operations Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders0% — LowAverage$50,270Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis
Tire Builders0% — LowAverage$57,390Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening
Helpers--Production Workers4% — MediumBright ↗$39,070Active Listening, Monitoring, Speaking