As of June 2026, Millwrights has an AI-exposure score of 49/100 (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.
Millwrights
More exposed than 31% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$65,700. About 3,600 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 Installation & Repair roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (100%).
- Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.
- Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
- Troubleshoot equipment, electrical components, hydraulics, or other mechanical systems.
- Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
- Dismantle machinery and equipment for shipment to installation site, performing installation and maintenance work as part of team.
- Conduct preventative maintenance and repair, and lubricate machines and equipment.
- Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to basic assembly unit.
- Replace defective parts of machine, or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
- Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels to specified items, using portable gas heating equipment.
- Connect power unit to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test unit to evaluate its mechanical operation.
- Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
- Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
- Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.
- Weld, repair, and fabricate equipment or machinery.
- Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts.
- Align machines or equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, lasers, or plumb bobs.
- Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools.
- Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
- Fabricate and dismantle parts, equipment, and machines, using a cutting torch or other cutting equipment.
- Position steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings to determine work procedures.
No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (100%).
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