UK AI Job-Risk Index · SOC 2010 5223
How exposed to AI are metal working production and maintenance fitters?
14/100
AI exposure score (percentile of 365 UK occupations)
Very low#92
of 100 large UK occupations (1 = most exposed)
£32,934
median full-time pay (ONS ASHE 2020) · 293,000 employee jobs
Metal working production and maintenance fitters sits in the very low exposure band: its abilities overlap with current AI applications more than about 14% of the 365 UK occupations the Department for Education scored. Lower exposure usually means more of the work depends on physical, practical or in-person abilities that current AI applications do not cover well. It does not mean the job will be untouched by technology.
Underlying scores: AIOE (all AI) -1.27, LLM exposure -1.31 (standardised; 0 is the average occupation). Skill level: Level 3. Pay and job counts are 2020 figures, so use them to compare occupations rather than as current salaries.
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Source: Department for Education (2023), The impact of AI on UK jobs and training (AIOE scores); ONS ASHE 2020 Table 14. Exposure is not a prediction of job loss. Methodology · Embed this data
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