Time left: 4 years and 8 months · Group: Production
The official job description
Use hand tools or hand-held power tools to cut and trim a variety of manufactured items, such as carpet, fabric, stone, glass, or rubber.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What cutters and trimmers, hand do all day (for now)
Mark or discard items with defects such as spots, stains, scars, snags, chips, scratches, or unacceptable shapes or finishes.
Trim excess material or cut threads off finished products, such as cutting loose ends of plastic off a manufactured toy for a smoother finish.
Cut, shape, and trim materials, such as textiles, food, glass, stone, and metal, using knives, scissors, and other hand tools, portable power tools, or bench-mounted tools.
Separate materials or products according to size, weight, type, condition, color, or shade.
Mark identification numbers, trademarks, grades, marketing data, sizes, or model numbers on products.
Read work orders to determine dimensions, cutting locations, and quantities to cut.
Yes. Sooner than you'd like. By my count you have 4 years and 8 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces cutters and trimmers, hand?
4 years and 8 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which cutters and trimmers, hand tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: mark or discard items with defects such as spots, stains, scars, snags, chips, scratches, or unacceptable shapes or finishes. The rest follows.