Will AI replace 汎用金属工作機械工（旋盤工、ボール盤工等）? AI replacement risk
41%
Moderate
Ranked #230 safest from AI among all Japanese occupations
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How AI is changing this job
A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.
AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using the MHLW job tag survey on work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →
Skills, education and requirements for 汎用金属工作機械工（旋盤工、ボール盤工等）
Key skills
Instructing
3.5
Equipment Selection
3.2
Active Listening
3.1
Reading Comprehension
3.1
Speaking
3.1
Coordination
3.0
Installation
3.0
Quality Control Analysis
2.9
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
Mechanical
3.0
Production and Processing
2.8
Design
1.9
Mathematics
1.7
Engineering and Technology
1.6
Administration and Management
1.4
Physics
1.4
Administrative
1.3
What the work involves
Controlling Machines and ProcessesEstimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationHandling and Moving ObjectsOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkInspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsPerforming General Physical ActivitiesJudging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleRepairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Important abilities
Problem SensitivityManual DexterityFinger DexterityArm-Hand SteadinessStatic StrengthStamina
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
特級機械加工技能士 National license
１級機械加工技能士 National license
２級機械加工技能士 National license
３級機械加工技能士 National license
機械研削盤といし取替え・試運転業務特別教育
Related qualifications listed on job tag (names in Japanese). Some are mandatory, others recommended.
Education of workers
Training before entry
Related work experience
Difficulty of entry: ★★★☆☆ Moderate (from education, training, experience, licenses)
Pay and employment figures are national statistics. Projected pay, outlook scores and AI replacement risk are estimates from the Shigoto Zukan model, not guarantees. To request a correction, use the contact form. How to read the data
Sources: Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), Population Census and Hello Work employment statistics as published on the MHLW job tag site (retrieved Nov 1, 2026); Occupational Information Database (JILPT). Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.