Helpers--Production Workers
Production Occupations- O*NET-SOC code
- 51-9198.00
Help production workers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
AI exposure
- Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08
Low· relative
LowFour relative bandsVery highGroup-level value
Scale, basis and source
Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)
831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band
- Data source: AnthropicPublished: 2026-03
0.039
0.000Range of values carried here0.745Scale, basis and source
Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published
Mapped onto O*NET tasks
Published per SOC 2018 occupation; every O*NET occupation with the same SOC 2018 code carries this value
- Data source: ILOPublished: 2025
0.12
0.09Range of values carried here0.70Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
Published per ISCO-08 unit group. Linked to this occupation, wholly or in part, by applying U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC) as published
What kind of figure this source publishes
The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.
AI exposure (OpenAI rubric)
34 rated tasks · 5 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (14.7%)
β = direct exposure (E1) + 0.5 × exposure when tools are available (E2), per the source repository's definition.
- Source unit: O*NET 27.2 tasks → O*NET 31.0 occupation code
- All rated tasks are in the O*NET 31.0 task list.
- Source
- OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" exposure rubric
- Release
- gh-main-0471612
- License
- MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI
Tasks
Task statements from the O*NET® 31.0 Database, core tasks first.
| Task | Type | β (OpenAI) |
|---|---|---|
| Operate machinery used in the production process, or assist machine operators. | Core | 0 |
| Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards. | Core | 0.5 |
| Observe equipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected, and notify operators of any malfunctions. | Core | 0 |
| Lift raw materials, finished products, and packed items, manually or using hoists. | Core | 0 |
| Count finished products to determine if product orders are complete. | Core | 0.5 |
| Mark or tag identification on parts. | Core | 0 |
| Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances. | Core | 0 |
| Help production workers by performing duties of lesser skill, such as supplying or holding materials or tools, or cleaning work areas and equipment. | Core | 0 |
| Separate products according to weight, grade, size, or composition of materials used to produce them. | Core | 0 |
| Place products in equipment or on work surfaces for further processing, inspecting, or wrapping. | Core | 0 |
| Remove products, machine attachments, or waste material from machines. | Core | 0 |
| Pack and store materials and products. | Core | 0 |
| Transfer finished products, raw materials, tools, or equipment between storage and work areas of plants and warehouses, by hand or using hand trucks or powered lift trucks. | Core | 0 |
| Wash work areas, machines, equipment, vehicles, or products. | Core | 0 |
| Clean and lubricate equipment. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Record information, such as the number of products tested, meter readings, or dates and times of product production. | Supplemental | 1 |
| Start machines or equipment to begin production processes. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Turn valves to regulate flow of liquids or air, to reverse machines, to start pumps, or to regulate equipment. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Tie products in bundles for further processing or shipment, following prescribed procedures. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Signal coworkers to direct them to move products during the production process. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Prepare raw materials for processing. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Measure amounts of products, lengths of extruded articles, or weights of filled containers to ensure conformance to specifications. | Supplemental | 0.5 |
| Thread ends of items such as thread, cloth, and lace through needles and rollers, and around take-up tubes. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Read gauges or charts, and record data obtained. | Supplemental | 1 |
| Mix ingredients according to specified procedures or formulas. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Position spouts or chutes of storage bins so that containers can be filled. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Fold products and product parts during processing. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Unclamp and hoist full reels from braiding, winding, or other fabricating machines, using power hoists. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Dump materials such as prepared ingredients into machine hoppers prior to mixing. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Break up defective products for reprocessing. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Change machine gears, using wrenches. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Cut or break flashing from materials or products. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Perform minor repairs to machines, such as replacing damaged or worn parts. | Supplemental | 0 |
| Attach slings, ropes, or cables to objects such as pipes, hoses, or bundles. | Supplemental | 0 |
Occupation information
Sources and attribution
This page includes information from the O*NET® 31.0 Database (https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. AI Changing Work has modified all or some of this information: the O*NET-SOC code, title and task statements are reproduced in English without change; task-type labels are shown in the page's language and tasks are listed core first; any Korean occupation title shown on the Korean-language page is AI Changing Work's translation; any KSCO-8 unit groups linked to this occupation were paired with it by AI Changing Work's judgment, and the relation labels and statuses are AI Changing Work's additions. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Any AI exposure figures on this page are published by third parties, not by AI Changing Work, and none is part of the O*NET information. OpenAI publishes task-level scores (MIT License) for O*NET 27.2 task statements; each is shown next to the O*NET 31.0 task statement with the same task ID, whose wording can differ from the 27.2 statement that was scored. OpenAI also publishes occupation-level scores for O*NET-SOC codes in the same release, and any such score is shown on the O*NET occupation with the same code. Anthropic publishes an observed exposure index in the Anthropic Economic Index (CC-BY), and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes relative AI exposure categories (public domain); both are published per SOC code, and each value is shown on every O*NET occupation with that code. The International Labour Organization publishes a generative AI exposure index in ILO Working Paper 140 (CC BY 4.0) for ISCO-08 unit groups; AI Changing Work links those groups to O*NET occupations by applying the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC and 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC crosswalks as published, without case-by-case selection, and these crosswalks match many groups only in part. Where several unit groups are linked, each group's published value is listed, and any summary shows only the lowest and highest of those values with the number of groups; no exposure figure is averaged or recalculated. Any employment figures are published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for the SOC group containing this occupation. Each source is credited where its figures are shown.
O*NET OnLine: 51-9198.00 Helpers--Production Workers
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