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Will AI replace Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood?
O*NET occupation 51-7041.00
Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Includes lead sawyers.
O*NET alternate job titles
- Saw Runner
- Chucking and Sawing Machine Operator
- Knife Setter
- Shaping Machine Tender
- Wood Cutter
- Saw Operator
- Rip Saw Operator
- Band Saw Operator
Example core tasks from the O*NET database
- Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules.
- Adjust saw blades, using wrenches and rulers, or by turning handwheels or pressing pedals, levers, or panel buttons.
- Mount and bolt sawing blades or attachments to machine shafts.
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