Cutting Machine Operators

How AI is changing cutting machine operators work

1 of 19 measurable main tasks for this job show up in real AI-use data, so we rate it Green (little AI use yet) — 5%.

This shows where people already use AI, not whether the job will disappear. How we measure this.

Tasks in this job and recorded AI use

• Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, or job samples to determine components, settings, and adjustments for cutting and slicing machines (main task) — some recorded AI use
• Remove defective or substandard materials from machines, and readjust machine components so that products meet standards (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Maintain production records (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Start machines to verify setups, and make any necessary adjustments (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Press buttons, pull levers, or depress pedals to start and operate cutting and slicing machines (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Adjust machine controls to alter position, alignment, speed, or pressure (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Remove completed materials or products from cutting or slicing machines, and stack or store them for additional processing (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Stack and sort cut material for packaging, further processing, or shipping, according to types and sizes of material (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Type instructions on computer keyboards, push buttons to activate computer programs, or manually set cutting guides, clamps, and knives (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Select and install machine components (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Position stock along cutting lines, or against stops on beds of scoring or cutting machines (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Monitor operation of cutting or slicing machines to detect malfunctions or to determine whether supplies need replenishment (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Feed stock into cutting machines, onto conveyors, or under cutting blades, by threading, guiding, pushing, or turning handwheels (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Move stock or scrap to and from machines manually, or by using carts, handtrucks, or lift trucks (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Change or replace saw blades, cables, cutter heads, and grinding wheels, using hand tools (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Clean and lubricate cutting machines, conveyors, blades, saws, or knives, using steam hoses, scrapers, brushes, or oil cans (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Mark cutting lines or identifying information on stock, using marking pencils, rulers, or scribes (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Start pumps to circulate water and abrasives onto blades or cables during cutting — no recorded AI use
• Direct workers on cutting teams — no recorded AI use
• Operate cranes, or signal crane operators to position or remove stone from cars or saw beds — no recorded AI use
• Tighten pulleys or add abrasives to maintain cutting speeds — no recorded AI use
• Position width gauge blocks between blades, and level blades and insert wedges into frames to secure blades to frames — no recorded AI use
• Sharpen cutting blades, knives, or saws, using files, bench grinders, or honing stones — no recorded AI use
• Cut stock manually to prepare for machine cutting, using tools such as knives, cleavers, handsaws, or hammers and chisels — no recorded AI use
• Turn cranks or press buttons to activate winches that move cars under sawing cables or saw frames — no recorded AI use
• Wash stones, using water hoses — no recorded AI use

Tasks: O*NET 31.0. AI use: Anthropic Economic Index (exact or close text match).

Your first steps (guidance)

1. Week 1: Open a free AI assistant and say hello. Follow our “Getting started with AI” guide. Ask it one simple question about your work.
2. Week 2: Use AI on one task you do often. Try the prompt for: “Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, or job samples to determine components, settings, and adjustments for cutting and slicing machines”.

Tick your own tasks above to get a plan based on what you really do. The first 2 weeks are free; Premium (coming soon) adds weeks 3–12. New to AI? Read our beginner’s guide.

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