As of June 2026, Machine Feeders and Offbearers has an AI-exposure score of 51/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Machine Feeders and Offbearers
More exposed than 37% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$41,220. About 4,700 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Transportation roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Record production and operational data, such as amount of materials processed.
- Weigh or measure materials or products to ensure conformance to specifications.
- Load materials and products into machines and equipment, or onto conveyors, using hand tools and moving devices.
- Add chemicals, solutions, or ingredients to machines or equipment as required by the manufacturing process.
- Clean and maintain machinery, equipment, and work areas to ensure proper functioning and safe working conditions.
- Push dual control buttons and move controls to start, stop, or adjust machinery and equipment.
- Identify and mark materials, products, and samples, following instructions.
- Fasten, package, or stack materials and products, using hand tools and fastening equipment.
- Remove materials and products from machines and equipment, and place them in boxes, trucks or conveyors, using hand tools and moving devices.
- Open and close gates of belt and pneumatic conveyors on machines that are fed directly from preceding machines.
- Inspect materials and products for defects, and to ensure conformance to specifications.
- Shovel or scoop materials into containers, machines, or equipment for processing, storage, or transport.
- Transfer materials and products to and from machinery and equipment, using industrial trucks or hand trucks.
No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (92%).
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