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Will AI replace Millwrights?

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Baseline AI displacement risk for Millwrights, aggregated from 3 research sources.

What this score means

Millwrights is among the least exposed roles in Construction & Trades. Most of what the job involves still sits outside what current AI can do, even as the tools around it keep changing. At 11 out of 100 it scores 3 points below the Construction & Trades average of 14. Across the 3 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 5 to 20, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Millwrights, most central first, showing 12 of 23.

01Replace defective parts of machine, or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
02Align machines or equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, lasers, or plumb bobs.
03Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts.
04Signal crane operator to lower basic assembly units to bedplate, and align unit to centerline.
05Conduct preventative maintenance and repair, and lubricate machines and equipment.
06Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
07Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
08Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
09Level bedplate and establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
10Dismantle machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
11Bolt parts, such as side and deck plates, jaw plates, and journals, to basic assembly unit.
12Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 3 research sources that scored Millwrights for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

01Anthropic Economic Index 2026 - AI Task Exposure · 2026
02GPTs are GPTs: Labor Market Impact Potential of LLMs · 2024
03AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023

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