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socCode = "51-9061.00"
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education = "Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not."
experience = "Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training."
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label = "High School Diploma"
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label = "Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)"
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category = "High school diploma or equivalent"
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lq = 0.54

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slug = "332710"
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naics = "541380"
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teleworkable = false
usageRelease = "2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2"

[aiOutlook.index]
value = 41
percentile = 39
band = "Moderate"
version = "ai-exposure-index-v1"
componentCount = 3

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percentile = 47
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[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 47
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"

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percentile = 28
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"

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source = "frey"
label = "Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)"
value = 0.98
percentile = 97
band = "High"
note = "A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking."

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alpha = 0.2708333333333333
beta = 0.41666666666666663
gamma = 0.5625

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growthPercent = 0
growthPercentile = 26
direction = "About average"
annualOpeningsThousands = 69.9
annualOpeningsPercentile = 92
employment2024Thousands = 598
employment2034Thousands = 598.1

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source = "felten_aioe"
label = "Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.)"
value = -0.0293395
percentile = 47
band = "Moderate"
note = "How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss."

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source = "eloundou_gamma"
label = "LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou)"
value = 0.5625
percentile = 47
band = "Moderate"
note = "Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank."

[[aiOutlook.exposure]]
source = "microsoft_applicability"
label = "AI assistant applicability (Microsoft)"
value = 0.09298818715107249
percentile = 28
band = "Low"
note = "How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement."

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task = "Analyze test data, making computations as necessary, to determine test results."
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importance = 4.24

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task = "Fabricate, install, position, or connect components, parts, finished products, or instruments for testing or operational purposes."
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importance = 4.1

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "bls_employment_projections"
version = "2024-2034"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "dingel_neiman"
version = "dingel-neiman-workathome"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "felten_aioe"
version = "felten-raj-seamans-aioe"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "frey_osborne"
version = "frey-osborne-automation"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"
version = "working-with-ai"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"
version = "gpts-are-gpts"

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taskCount = 3
totalSample = 351
autonomyMedian = 3
dominantCollaboration = "directive"
automationShare = 49.86
augmentationShare = 33.33
workUsePercent = 33.05
release = "2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2"

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label = "directive"
percent = 39.89

[[aiPlaybook.collaboration]]
label = "learning"
percent = 14.53

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label = "task iteration"
percent = 11.11

[[aiPlaybook.collaboration]]
label = "feedback loop"
percent = 9.97

[[aiPlaybook.collaboration]]
label = "validation"
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label = "coursework"
percent = 47.01

[[aiPlaybook.useCase]]
label = "work"
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[[aiPlaybook.useCase]]
label = "personal"
percent = 17.95

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task = "Analyze test data, making computations as necessary, to determine test results."
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collaboration = "directive"
autonomyMedian = 3
sampleCount = 240

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task = "Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers."
usagePercent = 0.0071008876109513695
collaboration = "directive"
autonomyMedian = 3
sampleCount = 71

[[aiPlaybook.delegatedTasks]]
task = "Interpret legal requirements, provide safety information, or recommend compliance procedures to contractors, craft workers, engineers, or property owners."
usagePercent = 0.004000500062507814
collaboration = "learning"
autonomyMedian = 3
sampleCount = 40

[[aiPlaybook.boundaryTasks]]
task = "Interpret legal requirements, provide safety information, or recommend compliance procedures to contractors, craft workers, engineers, or property owners."
humanNeededPercent = 100
sampleCount = 40

[[aiPlaybook.boundaryTasks]]
task = "Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers."
humanNeededPercent = 97.1830985915493
sampleCount = 71

[[aiPlaybook.boundaryTasks]]
task = "Analyze test data, making computations as necessary, to determine test results."
humanNeededPercent = 85.41666666666666
sampleCount = 240

[[aiPlaybook.seedPrompts]]
prompt = "Do this for me: analyze test data, making computations as necessary, to determine test results. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust."
collaboration = "directive"

[[aiPlaybook.seedPrompts]]
prompt = "Do this for me: measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust."
collaboration = "directive"

[[aiPlaybook.seedPrompts]]
prompt = "Teach me how to interpret legal requirements, provide safety information, or recommend compliance procedures to contractors, craft workers, engineers, or property owners, then check my work as I try it myself."
collaboration = "learning"

[counts]
tasks = 31
skills = 47
capabilities = 120
tools = 42
relatedRoles = 20

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version = "30.3"
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contentHash = "f8e2fc2ec0a57e29"

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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[tools]]
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inDemand = true

[[tools]]
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inDemand = true

[[tools]]
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inDemand = true

[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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inDemand = false

[[tools]]
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inDemand = false

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category = "Computer aided design CAD software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Dassault Systemes SolidWorks"
category = "Computer aided design CAD software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Extensible markup language XML"
category = "Enterprise application integration software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Microsoft Access"
category = "Data base user interface and query software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Microsoft SharePoint"
category = "Document management software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Microsoft Visio"
category = "Process mapping and design software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "R"
category = "Object or component oriented development software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "SAP software"
category = "Enterprise resource planning ERP software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Selenium"
category = "Program testing software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Structured query language SQL"
category = "Data base user interface and query software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "The MathWorks MATLAB"
category = "Analytical or scientific software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Apache Pig"
category = "Data base management system software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Computer assisted design software"
category = "Computer aided design CAD software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Computer-aided inspection software"
category = "Computer aided manufacturing CAM software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Coordinate measuring machine software"
category = "Industrial control software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Cybermetrics GAGETrak"
category = "Industrial control software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Dassault Systemes CATIA"
category = "Computer aided design CAD software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Data analysis software"
category = "Analytical or scientific software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Data entry software"
category = "Data base user interface and query software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Database software"
category = "Data base user interface and query software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Design of experiments DOE software"
category = "Analytical or scientific software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "FileMaker Pro"
category = "Data base user interface and query software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "IBM Lotus Notes"
category = "Electronic mail software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "IBM Notes"
category = "Electronic mail software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Inspection marking systems"
category = "Label making software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Label inspection systems"
category = "Optical character reader OCR or scanning software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Mastercam computer-aided design and manufacturing software"
category = "Computer aided manufacturing CAM software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Mastercam Design"
category = "Computer aided design CAD software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Medical condition coding software"
category = "Medical software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Minitab"
category = "Analytical or scientific software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Skype"
category = "Desktop communications software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Statistical process control SPC data collection devices"
category = "Industrial control software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Tolerance analysis software"
category = "Analytical or scientific software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

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[[workContext]]
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value = 2.46

[[workContext]]
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value = 2.44

[[workContext]]
name = "Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body"
value = 2.4

[[workContext]]
name = "Spend Time Sitting"
value = 2.37

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family = "career_interest_type"
value = 5.73

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name = "Conventional"
family = "career_interest_type"
value = 5.36

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family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 3.93

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value = 3.8

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family = "career_interest_type"
value = 3.42

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family = "work_style"
value = 3

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name = "Dependability"
family = "work_style"
value = 3

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value = 2.54

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value = 2.38

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value = 2.16

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value = 1.96

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value = 1.92

[[personFit]]
name = "Transportation/Machine Operation"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 1.73

[[personFit]]
name = "Accounting"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 1.62

[[personFit]]
name = "Information Technology"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 1.56

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socCode = "17-3028.00"
slug = "role-17-3028-00"
title = "Calibration Technologists and Technicians"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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socCode = "49-9041.00"
slug = "role-49-9041-00"
title = "Industrial Machinery Mechanics"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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socCode = "51-2022.00"
slug = "role-51-2022-00"
title = "Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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slug = "role-51-2011-00"
title = "Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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slug = "role-51-2023-00"
title = "Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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slug = "role-43-5111-00"
title = "Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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slug = "role-51-2031-00"
title = "Engine and Other Machine Assemblers"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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title = "Machine Feeders and Offbearers"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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slug = "role-49-2094-00"
title = "Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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title = "Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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slug = "role-49-2092-00"
title = "Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers"
tier = "Supplemental"

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socCode = "51-9191.00"
slug = "role-51-9191-00"
title = "Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders"
tier = "Supplemental"

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cluster = "Advanced Manufacturing"
slug = "advanced-manufacturing"

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title = "Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians"
slug = "engineering-engineering-related-technologies-technicians"

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source = "frey_osborne"
label = "Computerization probability"
score = 0.98
scale = "0-1 probability"
release = "2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "felten_aioe"
label = "AI occupational exposure"
score = -0.0293395
scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "felten_image_generation_aioe"
label = "Image generation occupational exposure"
score = 0.1120355
scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"

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source = "felten_language_modeling_aioe"
label = "Language modeling occupational exposure"
score = -0.1556781
scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"
