Production Occupations · SOC 51-9161
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
little overlap 2023 task rating
What this means. In the researchers’ assessment, few tasks overlap. The rating includes tasks that could require additional AI software.
What it does not mean. This is not the chance of losing your job, a measure of current AI use, or a test of today's tools.
Work and pay in Colorado
About 1,600 Coloradans work in this occupation. These statewide BLS figures describe the occupation, not the number of jobs at risk.
- Colorado employment
- 1,580 published OEWS estimate, 2025
- Colorado median wage
- $55,270 annual, 2025
Technical detail: score, comparison and sources
A score summarizes task ratings on a 0–100 scale. A percentile compares occupations with each other. Neither is a probability of job loss.
- Exposure score
- 18.0 0–100; published human task rating
- Percentile
- 39 higher rated overlap than 39% of occupations
Where it sits among occupations
This occupation’s score comes from published human task ratings (Eloundou and colleagues, 2023). Employment and wages are BLS OEWS Colorado estimates for 2025; no county imputation is used for those figures.
Similar occupations in this group
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers little overlap 9,580 CO jobs
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators little overlap 9,180 CO jobs
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers little overlap 5,220 CO jobs
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers little overlap 4,970 CO jobs
The largest other occupations (by published Colorado employment) in Production Occupations — all 105 are on the group page.
Cite this page
Colorado AI Exposure Atlas
Martin, Christopher. “AI Exposure of Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators.” Colorado AI Exposure Atlas, 2026 edition. https://coloradoaiexposureatlas.com/occupation/computer-numerically-controlled-tool-operators/.
2026 Edition · Employment data 2025 · Compiled by Christopher Martin