AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 51-7041.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood?

Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Includes lead sawyers.

Estimated AI task exposure
5%

Low exposure

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

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

Digital/info work

16/100

Physical moat

76/100

Human moat

11/100

Rating coverage

100%

22 task statements / 22 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules.
Importance 91/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 84/100Weight 0.89
Set up, operate, or tend saws or machines that cut or trim wood to specified dimensions, such as circular saws, band saws, multiple-blade sawing machines, scroll saws, ripsaws, or crozer machines.
Importance 86/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.85
Adjust saw blades, using wrenches and rulers, or by turning handwheels or pressing pedals, levers, or panel buttons.
Importance 88/100Relevance 86/100Frequency 71/100Weight 0.83
Monitor sawing machines, adjusting speed and tension and clearing jams to ensure proper operation.
Importance 83/100Relevance 82/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.80
Inspect stock for imperfections or to estimate grades or qualities of stock or workpieces.
Importance 84/100Relevance 74/100Frequency 82/100Weight 0.80
Guide workpieces against saws, saw over workpieces by hand, or operate automatic feeding devices to guide cuts.
Importance 82/100Relevance 77/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.78
Mount and bolt sawing blades or attachments to machine shafts.
Importance 88/100Relevance 75/100Frequency 54/100Weight 0.75
Sharpen blades, or replace defective or worn blades or bands, using hand tools.
Importance 83/100Relevance 79/100Frequency 50/100Weight 0.73
Clear machine jams, using hand tools.
Importance 76/100Relevance 70/100Frequency 56/100Weight 0.69
Count, sort, or stack finished workpieces.
Importance 82/100Relevance 64/100Frequency 75/100Weight 0.73

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

$42,770

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

40,850

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-1.0%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

4

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

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 98% profile similarity

Median wage: $36,840 Growth 2025–2035: +2.2% Annual openings: 322

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 98% profile similarity

Median wage: $52,000 Growth 2025–2035: +9.7% Annual openings: 2

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Structural Iron and Steel Workers

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 97% profile similarity

Median wage: $62,780 Growth 2025–2035: +3.1% Annual openings: 6

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 97% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,550 Growth 2025–2035: -11.7% Annual openings: 1

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Boilermakers

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 97% profile similarity

Median wage: $76,410 Growth 2025–2035: -1.8% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Stonemasons

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 97% profile similarity

Median wage: $57,390 Growth 2025–2035: -5.4% Annual openings: 0

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

    AUGMENT

    • administrative support tasks
    • planning and documentation

    PROTECT

    • physical-world execution
    • on-site troubleshooting
    • dexterity and equipment interaction

    LEARN

    • AI-assisted diagnostics
    • digital documentation
    • basic AI literacy

    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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