AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 51-3091.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders?

Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.

Estimated AI task exposure
44%

Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

19 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

47/100

Physical moat

38/100

Human moat

17/100

Rating coverage

100%

19 task statements / 19 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Observe, feel, taste, or otherwise examine products during and after processing to ensure conformance to standards.
Importance 90/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 87/100Weight 0.90
Record production data, such as weight and amount of product processed, type of product, and time and temperature of processing.
Importance 84/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 86/100Weight 0.89
Observe flow of materials and listen for machine malfunctions, such as jamming or spillage, and notify supervisors if corrective actions fail.
Importance 84/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 83/100Weight 0.86
Observe temperature, humidity, pressure gauges, and product samples and adjust controls, such as thermostats and valves, to maintain prescribed operating conditions for specific stages.
Importance 84/100Relevance 85/100Frequency 85/100Weight 0.85
Weigh or measure products, using scale hoppers or scale conveyors.
Importance 83/100Relevance 85/100Frequency 81/100Weight 0.83
Set temperature and time controls, light ovens, burners, driers, or roasters, and start equipment, such as conveyors, cylinders, blowers, driers, or pumps.
Importance 89/100Relevance 81/100Frequency 75/100Weight 0.83
Operate or tend equipment that roasts, bakes, dries, or cures food items such as cocoa and coffee beans, grains, nuts, and bakery products.
Importance 79/100Relevance 82/100Frequency 84/100Weight 0.81
Signal coworkers to synchronize flow of materials.
Importance 79/100Relevance 83/100Frequency 81/100Weight 0.81
Read work orders to determine quantities and types of products to be baked, dried, or roasted.
Importance 76/100Relevance 82/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.78
Fill or remove product from trays, carts, hoppers, or equipment, using scoops, peels, or shovels, or by hand.
Importance 73/100Relevance 72/100Frequency 84/100Weight 0.75

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$44,810

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

20,370

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+0.4%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

2

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

39 points lower exposure • 78% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

5%

39 points lower exposure • 78% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,510 Growth 2025–2035: +6.7% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

39 points lower exposure • 77% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

5%

39 points lower exposure • 77% profile similarity

Median wage: $64,120 Growth 2025–2035: +29.5% Annual openings: 2

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

8%

36 points lower exposure • 80% profile similarity

Median wage: $79,870 Growth 2025–2035: +5.4% Annual openings: 11

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

6%

38 points lower exposure • 79% profile similarity

Median wage: $58,870 Growth 2025–2035: +2.8% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure

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      What this score does not mean

      The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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