Lay out reference points and dimensions on metal or plastic stock or workpieces, such as sheets, plates, tubes, structural shapes, castings, or machine parts, for further processing.
US jobs
6K
Avg. wage
$32/h
GDP output/y
$1.2B
Tasks
14
AI Parity
22%
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| # | Task ↕O*NET 30.1 · DOL | Output/y ▾est. · BEA + BLS | Verification method ↕est. · rubric v1 | Qualitymeasured baseline | Configurationverified runs | Qualitysame test | vs human× output · − pts |
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O*NET-SOC 51-4192.00 · tasks and importance from O*NET 30.1 · jobs and wages BLS OEWS May 2025 · GDP by industry BEA 2025
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