Production Occupations · SOC 51-3091

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

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.

How to read the rating · Score and source detail

Work and pay in Colorado

About 500 Coloradans work in this occupation. These statewide BLS figures describe the occupation, not the number of jobs at risk.

Colorado employment: 500 published OEWS estimate, 2025
Colorado median wage: $59,590 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: 6.7 0–100; published human task rating
Percentile: 18 higher rated overlap than 18% of occupations

Where it sits among occupations

Each bar is the number of occupations scoring in that range. This occupation scores 6.7 — more exposed than 18% of the 830 occupations scored; the median occupation scores 28.0.

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.

Scoring formula and cutoffs · Original sources · Exact data

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 Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders.” Colorado AI Exposure Atlas, 2026 edition. https://coloradoaiexposureatlas.com/occupation/food-and-tobacco-roasting-baking-and-drying-machine-operators-and-tenders/.

2026 Edition · Employment data 2025 · Compiled by Christopher Martin

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