Make templates or cutting tools.

“Make templates or cutting tools.” is a supplemental task performed by Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Among the occupation's 15 rated tasks, workers place it 2nd by importance (#14 most important). About 58% 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.

• Assemble products or work aids. in Handling and Moving Objects

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

• Remove workpieces from machines, and check to ensure that they conform to specifications, using measuring instruments such as microscopes, gauges, calipers, and micrometers. · importance 4.5
• Verify alignment of workpieces on machines, using measuring instruments such as rules, gauges, or calipers. · importance 4.4
• Move controls to set cutting specifications, to position cutting tools and workpieces in relation to each other, and to start machines. · importance 4.3
• Observe milling or planing machine operation, and adjust controls to ensure conformance with specified tolerances. · importance 4.3
• Select and install cutting tools and other accessories according to specifications, using hand tools or power tools. · importance 4.3
• Position and secure workpieces on machines, using holding devices, measuring instruments, hand tools, and hoists. · importance 4.3
• Study blueprints, layouts, sketches, or work orders to assess workpiece specifications and to determine tooling instructions, tools and materials needed, and sequences of operations. · importance 4.2
• Replace worn tools, using hand tools, and sharpen dull tools, using bench grinders. · importance 4.2
• Compute dimensions, tolerances, and angles of workpieces or machines according to specifications and knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics. · importance 4.2
• Move cutters or material manually or by turning handwheels, or engage automatic feeding mechanisms to mill workpieces to specifications. · importance 4.1
• Mount attachments and tools, such as pantographs, engravers, or routers, to perform other operations, such as drilling or boring. · importance 4.1
• Select cutting speeds, feed rates, and depths of cuts, applying knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics. · importance 4.0
• Record production output. · importance 3.9
• Turn valves or pull levers to start and regulate the flow of coolant or lubricant to work areas. · importance 3.7

See all tasks on the Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 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-14014,
  title  = {Make templates or cutting tools.},
  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-14014}
}