Will AI replace Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders?
Estimated risk score: 15 out of 100
Very low replacement risk
Estimate from published task research, not reviewed by a person · how we estimate
Within about 19 points for 4 in 5 of the jobs we checked (0 to 34).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 21 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 51-9012.00 · Production
Tasks rated in 2023 as ones AI could do or speed up
Tasks a GPT-4-class model could do, or do in half the time or less: 2 of its 21 rated tasks. In O*NET’s words.
- Maintain logs of instrument readings, test results, or shift production for entry in computer databases.
- Communicate processing instructions to other workers.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 18 of its 21 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Clean or sterilize tanks, screens, inflow pipes, production areas, or equipment, using hoses, brushes, scrapers, or chemical solutions.
- Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory analysis.
- Dump, pour, or load specified amounts of refined or unrefined materials into equipment or containers for further processing or storage.
- Operate machines to process materials in compliance with applicable safety, energy, or environmental regulations.
- Remove clogs, defects, or impurities from machines, tanks, conveyors, screens, or other processing equipment.
- Set up or adjust machine controls to regulate conditions such as material flow, temperature, or pressure.
What the job is
Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators.
Also called: Brewer, Cellar Worker, Pulper Operator, Leacher, Riddler, Sheller, Smutter, Stemmer.
Related jobs, estimated
- Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tendersestimate ±1916Very low
- Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tendersestimate ±1917Very low
- Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tendersestimate ±1913Very low
- Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tendersestimate ±1919Very low
Source. This site includes information from the O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. (O*NET, CC BY 4.0.) Task ratings: Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock (2023), “GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models”, data used under the MIT licence (licence texts). Our change: we averaged the ratings over this occupation’s tasks and calibrated them to our 0–100 scale. It is not a prediction about any one person and not career advice. Disagree? Write to hello@yourstopwashit.com. How we estimate