# Machine Shops

> National industry (NAICS 332710) — This industry comprises establishments known as machine shops primarily engaged in machining metal and plastic parts and parts of other composite materials on a job or order basis.  Generally machine shop jobs are low volume using machine tools, such as lathes (including computer numerically controlled); automatic screw machines; and machines for boring, grinding, milling, and additive manufacturing.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

- **NAICS code:** 332710
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/industries/332710
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap, not jobs lost. Figures aggregate over the occupations employed in this industry, each traced to a named public dataset.

## Scale & pay

- **Employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** 259,760 across 148 occupations.
- **Typical annual wage (employment-weighted median):** $57,951.

## AI exposure

- **AI task-overlap (employment-weighted across 133 occupations):** 43rd percentile (Moderate) — Eloundou GPT-overlap + Felten AIOE; task overlap, not automation.

## Largest occupations

- Machinists (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-4041-00) — 63,310 employed; $51,700
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-9161-00) — 28,890 employed; $50,260
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-4121-00) — 14,240 employed; $50,820
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-1011-00) — 12,960 employed; $75,400
- General and Operations Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-1021-00) — 10,270 employed; $106,100
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators — 9,910 employed; $44,840
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-9061-00) — 8,710 employed; $52,460
- Office Clerks, General (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-9061-00) — 6,590 employed; $44,910
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-4033-00) — 6,200 employed; $44,050
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-5071-00) — 5,730 employed; $46,120
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-9162-00) — 4,900 employed; $68,490
- Industrial Production Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-3051-00) — 4,590 employed; $101,690
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-7062-00) — 4,500 employed; $40,810
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-41-4012-00) — 3,980 employed; $74,150
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-3031-00) — 3,690 employed; $49,190
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-4031-00) — 3,190 employed; $46,270
- Industrial Engineers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-17-2112-00) — 3,050 employed; $83,820
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-6014-00) — 3,010 employed; $45,560
- Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-4034-00) — 3,000 employed; $47,820
- Mechanical Engineers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-17-2141-00) — 2,980 employed; $85,780

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **Census NAICS** (2022) — U.S. Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/naics/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130
- **AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE)** (Felten, Raj & Seamans) — academic. https://github.com/AIOE-Data/AIOE

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-03T03:26:54.804143+00:00. https://singulariki.com/industries/332710_