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Manufacturing Engineer

Develop, design, and test manufacturing systems and processes.

Live Automation Risk Score
51%
Base: 50% 1 from live signals

Updated: 2/24/202685% confidence

Task-by-Task Analysis

Here's how AI might impact each core task of a manufacturing engineer:

Design processes55% automatable
Improve efficiency50% automatable
Troubleshoot production40% automatable
Implement automation35% automatable

Live Risk Signals

Real-time factors affecting this job's automation risk score:

+1%
employment
-0.7% employment change year-over-year

Risk scores update automatically based on news, layoffs, employment trends, and AI capability announcements.

Score Breakdown

Base Risk (O*NET Research)50%
Employment Trends (BLS)+1%
Final Score51%

Risk Trend (90 Days)

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AI Tools Threatening This Role

AI process optimization
Digital twins
Automated line design

What AI Cannot Replace

Complex problem solving
New product introduction
Automation design
Leadership

How to Future-Proof Your Career

Industry 4.0
Robotics
AI/ML for manufacturing
Lean Six Sigma

Key Skills for This Role

Process EngineeringLean ManufacturingProblem Solving

Career Overview

Median Salary$92,000/yr
Total Employed165k
Job Outlookstable
Categorymanufacturing

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Data sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), O*NET OnLine, industry research reports. Risk scores are updated daily using our proprietary algorithm. Last updated: February 2026.

Analysis by AI Crisis Research Team.

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