AI JOB SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 51-5112.00 / model V14 rated-task + local-market engine

Will AI replace
Printing Press Operators?

Set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, or other printing machines. Includes short-run offset printing presses.

Estimated AI task exposure
15%

Low exposure

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

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

Digital/info work

29/100

Physical moat

62/100

Human moat

19/100

Rating coverage

100%

23 task statements / 23 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Collect and inspect random samples during print runs to identify any necessary adjustments.
Importance 89/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 86/100Weight 0.92
Start presses and pull proofs to check for ink coverage and density, alignment, and registration.
Importance 92/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 86/100Weight 0.92
Examine job orders to determine quantities to be printed, stock specifications, colors, or special printing instructions.
Importance 91/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 84/100Weight 0.92
Verify that paper and ink meet the specifications for a given job.
Importance 89/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 79/100Weight 0.91
Load presses with paper and make necessary adjustments, according to paper size.
Importance 88/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 81/100Weight 0.87
Monitor automated press operation systems and respond to fault, error, or alert messages.
Importance 88/100Relevance 85/100Frequency 83/100Weight 0.85
Secure printing plates to printing units and adjust tolerances.
Importance 88/100Relevance 86/100Frequency 79/100Weight 0.85
Adjust ink fountain flow rates.
Importance 90/100Relevance 81/100Frequency 83/100Weight 0.85
Change press plates, blankets, or cylinders, as required.
Importance 85/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 73/100Weight 0.85
Feed paper through press cylinders and adjust feed and tension controls.
Importance 88/100Relevance 83/100Frequency 81/100Weight 0.84

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

$45,780

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

144,260

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-8.7%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

12

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.

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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

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

10 points lower exposure • 92% profile similarity

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

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

10 points lower exposure • 93% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

6%

9 points lower exposure • 94% profile similarity

Median wage: $63,870 Growth 2025–2035: -3.4% Annual openings: 0

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

6%

9 points lower exposure • 95% profile similarity

Median wage: $57,020 Growth 2025–2035: +1.6% Annual openings: 14

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics

5%

10 points lower exposure • 92% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,880 Growth 2025–2035: +2.3% Annual openings: 4

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bicycle Repairers

5%

10 points lower exposure • 90% profile similarity

Median wage: $42,780 Growth 2025–2035: -5.7% Annual openings: 1

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

    AUGMENT

    • administrative support tasks
    • planning and documentation

    PROTECT

    • physical-world execution
    • on-site troubleshooting
    • dexterity and equipment interaction

    LEARN

    • AI-assisted diagnostics
    • digital documentation
    • basic AI literacy

    AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

    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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    High exposure does not mean starting over. V11 compares your occupation with the other 922 O*NET occupations and surfaces lower-exposure options with similar work profiles.

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