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Determine production equipment settings

This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.

Part of Determine operational methods or procedures, under the O*NET work activity group Making Decisions and Solving Problems. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 1 AI-assist, 5 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Determine the sequence of machine operations, and select the proper cutting tools needed to machine workpieces into the desired shapes.Stays human Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
• Determine product specifications and materials, work methods, and machine setup requirements, according to blueprints, oral or written instructions, drawings, or work orders.Stays human Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
• Determine reference points, machine cutting paths, or hole locations, and compute angular and linear dimensions, radii, and curvatures.Stays human Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
• Determine machine settings, and move bars or levers to reproduce designs on rollers or plates.Stays human Etchers and Engravers

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Determine setup procedures and select machine dies and parts, according to specifications.AI-assist Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Select cutting speeds, feed rates, and depths of cuts, applying knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.Stays human Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic