AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 51-9023.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders?

Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.

Estimated AI task exposure
48%

Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

20 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

56/100

Physical moat

51/100

Human moat

14/100

Rating coverage

100%

20 task statements / 20 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, or products to ensure conformance to requirements.
Importance 90/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 82/100Weight 0.91
Observe production or monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.
Importance 89/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.91
Read work orders to determine production specifications or information.
Importance 90/100Relevance 93/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.88
Mix or blend ingredients by starting machines and mixing for specified times.
Importance 88/100Relevance 91/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.87
Clean work areas.
Importance 82/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 73/100Weight 0.86
Stop mixing or blending machines when specified product qualities are obtained and open valves and start pumps to transfer mixtures.
Importance 87/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.86
Record operational or production data on specified forms.
Importance 85/100Relevance 89/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.85
Examine materials, ingredients, or products visually or with hands to ensure conformance to established standards.
Importance 86/100Relevance 87/100Frequency 76/100Weight 0.84
Dump or pour specified amounts of materials into machinery or equipment.
Importance 85/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 76/100Weight 0.84
Unload mixtures into containers or onto conveyors for further processing.
Importance 84/100Relevance 89/100Frequency 75/100Weight 0.84

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$48,990

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

94,920

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-6.1%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

8

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

43 points lower exposure • 76% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

5%

43 points lower exposure • 77% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,510 Growth 2025–2035: +6.7% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

5%

43 points lower exposure • 78% profile similarity

Median wage: $84,890 Growth 2025–2035: +5.4% Annual openings: 0

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

43 points lower exposure • 75% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

6%

42 points lower exposure • 78% profile similarity

Median wage: $58,870 Growth 2025–2035: +2.8% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Home Appliance Repairers

5%

43 points lower exposure • 78% profile similarity

Median wage: $50,990 Growth 2025–2035: +1.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

  • routine information gathering
  • first-pass document drafting
  • standard reporting and summarization
  • repeatable administrative workflows

AUGMENT

  • research and analysis
  • quality checking AI-generated work
  • decision preparation
  • scenario generation

PROTECT

    LEARN

    • AI-assisted research
    • workflow automation
    • data literacy
    • prompt and workflow design
    • AI output verification

    AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

    What this score does not mean

    The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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