Stack and sort cut material for packaging, further processing, or shipping, according to types and sizes of material.

“Stack and sort cut material for packaging, further processing, or shipping, according to types and sizes of material.” is a core task performed by Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. Among the occupation's 28 rated tasks, workers place it 20th by importance (#9 most important). About 81% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Sort materials or products. in Processing Information
• Load products, materials, or equipment for transportation or further processing. in Performing General Physical Activities

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material. · importance 4.5
• Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices, such as rulers, micrometers, or scales. · importance 4.4
• Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, or job samples to determine components, settings, and adjustments for cutting and slicing machines. · importance 4.4
• Press buttons, pull levers, or depress pedals to start and operate cutting and slicing machines. · importance 4.4
• Start machines to verify setups, and make any necessary adjustments. · importance 4.3
• Feed stock into cutting machines, onto conveyors, or under cutting blades, by threading, guiding, pushing, or turning handwheels. · importance 4.3
• Mark cutting lines or identifying information on stock, using marking pencils, rulers, or scribes. · importance 4.2
• Monitor operation of cutting or slicing machines to detect malfunctions or to determine whether supplies need replenishment. · importance 4.2
• Adjust machine controls to alter position, alignment, speed, or pressure. · importance 4.2
• Remove completed materials or products from cutting or slicing machines, and stack or store them for additional processing. · importance 4.2
• Remove defective or substandard materials from machines, and readjust machine components so that products meet standards. · importance 4.2
• Maintain production records, such as quantities, types, and dimensions of materials produced. · importance 4.2
• Position stock along cutting lines, or against stops on beds of scoring or cutting machines. · importance 4.0
• Move stock or scrap to and from machines manually, or by using carts, handtrucks, or lift trucks. · importance 4.0

See all tasks on the Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-12418,
  title  = {Stack and sort cut material for packaging, further processing, or shipping, according to types and sizes of material.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-12418}
}