Ainxiety | Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining

Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining

# 241 overall · better than 84.3% of other industries

1/5Moderate Risk
AInxiety Score™

0/5

Capex Requirements

1/5

Complexity

1/5

Regulatory Compliance

1/5

Workforce Flexibility

1/5

Adaptability

2/5

Data Intensity

The copper, nickel, lead, and zinc mining industry exhibits several complexities and high regulatory barriers, requiring significant capital investments in specialized infrastructure. While there are moderate levels of technological integration, the highly specialized workforce and rigid industry structure pose substantial challenges to AI displacement.

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Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining

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Risk composition of jobs in this industry

0 jobs in Metal Ore Mining

16.4%

6,980

3.2Continuous Mining Machine Operators

9.2%

3,900

2.3Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

8.0%

3,400

2.0Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

7.5%

42,540

2.5Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas

6.6%

37,890

3.0Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

3.8%

1,590

1.5First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

3.1%

17,480

3.5Wellhead Pumpers

3.0%

1,280

3.7Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other

2.8%

1,180

2.3Industrial Machinery Mechanics

2.7%

1,160

3.0Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

2.6%

1,110

2.0Electricians

2.5%

1,060

2.3Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

2.3%

990

3.5Extraction Workers, All Other

2.2%

920

3.5Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining

2.1%

900

2.2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

1.9%

830

2.8Maintece and Repair Workers, General

1.9%

11,030

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

1.7%

9,950

1.7Petroleum Engineers

1.5%

620

1.8Construction Laborers

1.4%

2,660

4.0Rock Splitters, Quarry

1.4%

590

2.1Maintece Workers, Machinery

1.3%

550

3.8Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

1.3%

540

2.2Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

1.3%

2,310

4.0Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

1.2%

510

2.8First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

1.2%

500

3.7Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

1.1%

480

1.5General and Operations Managers

1.1%

460

3.2Plant and System Operators, All Other

1.0%

430

3.2Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

1.0%

420

4.3Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

0.9%

1,740

3.3Roof Bolters, Mining

0.8%

330

3.9Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

0.8%

330

4.0Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

0.8%

330

2.3Chemical Technicians

0.8%

1,370

4.1Conveyor Operators and Tenders

0.7%

310

4.0Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.7%

310

3.1Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

0.7%

310

2.8Security Guards

0.6%

270

3.8Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

0.6%

250

1.7Training and Development Specialists

0.6%

250

1.5Managers, All Other

0.6%

250

2.8Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

0.6%

250

2.5Materials Engineers

0.6%

250

2.7Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

0.6%

3,300

3.7Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

0.6%

240

3.2Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

0.6%

230

3.2Accountants and Auditors

0.6%

240

2.2Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

0.6%

1,010

2.3Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

0.5%

220

2.8Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

0.5%

220

2.5Human Resources Specialists

0.5%

220

2.5Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians

0.5%

210

0.5%

200

3.2Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

0.4%

170

2.5Explosives Workers, Ordce Handling Experts, and Blasters

0.4%

150

2.1Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products

0.3%

640

4.5Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

0.3%

2,010

3.3Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

0.3%

130

2.2Project Management Specialists

0.3%

140

4.3Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

0.3%

130

2.5Industrial Production Managers

0.3%

130

4.2Office Clerks, General

0.3%

1,770

0.3%

120

3.0Power Plant Operators

0.3%

120

2.8Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

0.3%

120

2.2Financial Managers

0.3%

120

1.6Architectural and Engineering Managers

0.3%

110

3.8Helpers--Installation, Maintece, and Repair Workers

0.3%

1,480

3.0Gas Plant Operators

0.2%

100

3.6Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

0.2%

100

1.5Human Resources Managers

0.2%

100

3.8Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

0.2%

440

3.8Dredge Operators

0.2%

440

3.8Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

0.2%

100

2.2Environmental Engineers

0.2%

100

2.6First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

0.2%

100

2.0Installation, Maintece, and Repair Workers, All Other

0.2%

90

3.9Stockers and Order Fillers

0.2%

90

2.8Business Operations Specialists, All Other

0.2%

400

4.0Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.2%

90

3.3Computer User Support Specialists

0.2%

90

3.0Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.2%

90

2.5Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

0.2%

80

2.7Recycling Coordinators

0.2%

90

1.6Construction Managers

0.2%

1,150

2.0Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

0.2%

80

2.7Compliance Officers

0.2%

80

2.0Civil Engineers

0.2%

80

2.7Industrial Engineers

0.2%

80

3.8Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

0.2%

80

3.7Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

0.2%

80

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

0.2%

80

3.0Logisticians

0.2%

80

2.0Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

0.2%

80

2.8Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

0.2%

70

3.8Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.2%

70

2.5Mechanical Engineers

0.2%

70

2.4Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.2%

310

3.8Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.2%

70

3.8Helpers--Production Workers

0.2%

70

3.9Production Workers, All Other

0.2%

70

2.0Management Analysts

0.2%

70

0.2%

910

2.0Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

0.1%

60

2.8Computer Network Support Specialists

0.1%

60

2.1Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.1%

270

1.5Sales Managers

0.1%

810

3.8Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

0.1%

50

4.0Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

0.1%

50

2.5Calibration Technologists and Technicians

0.1%

60

4.0Tire Repairers and Changers

0.1%

240

3.2Light Truck Drivers

0.1%

50

2.8Administrative Services Managers

0.1%

50

3.3Retail Salespersons

0.1%

230

4.5Packers and Packagers, Hand

0.1%

220

3.3Customer Service Representatives

0.1%

230

4.7Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

0.1%

700

4.0Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

0.1%

50

3.0Facilities Managers

0.1%

50

2.0Computer and Information Systems Managers

0.1%

50

1.2Natural Sciences Managers

0.1%

50

0.7Childcare Workers

0.1%

640

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators

0.1%

40

2.3Crane and Tower Operators

0.1%

40

3.1Network and Computer Systems Administrators

0.1%

190

3.8Billing and Posting Clerks

0.1%

560

0.1%

40

2.5Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

0.1%

40

3.8Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

0.1%

40

4.8Data Entry Keyers

0.1%

40

3.7Helpers--Extraction Workers

0.1%

160

4.0Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

0.1%

170

3.2Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

0.1%

30

3.5Hoist and Winch Operators

0.1%

30

2.8Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

0.1%

40

3.3Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

0.1%

40

0.5Chief Executives

0.1%

140

3.2Purchasing Managers

0.1%

140

2.3Electrical Engineers

0.1%

140

2.8Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

0.1%

430

2.5Sailors and Marine Oilers

0.1%

450

3.2Operations Research Analysts

0.1%

450

2.6Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians

0.1%

30

2.5Computer Systems Analysts

0.1%

30

2.8Computer Network Architects

0.1%

30

2.8Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

0.1%

130

4.2Cost Estimators

0.1%

390

Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers

0.1%

380

2.0Ship Engineers

0.1%

120

3.3Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

0.1%

110

3.5Procurement Clerks

0.1%

350

3.1Legal Support Workers, All Other

0.1%

90

3.2Receptionists and Information Clerks

0.1%

90

3.5Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

0.1%

100

3.2Rail-Track Laying and Maintece Equipment Operators

0.1%

80

3.2Surveying and Mapping Technicians

0.1%

260

3.7Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other

0.1%

280

2.1Financial Specialists, All Other

0.0%

70

4.2Machine Feeders and Offbearers

0.0%

70

2.8Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

0.0%

70

2.3Computer Occupations, All Other

0.0%

80

3.8Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.0%

70

3.8Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

0.0%

80

3.4Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers

0.0%

250

2.5Painters, Construction and Maintece

0.0%

230

0.0%

210

2.7Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

0.0%

210

1.8Public Relations Specialists

0.0%

230

2.5First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers

0.0%

50

2.8Real Estate Sales Agents

0.0%

50

3.0Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

0.0%

60

0.0%

50

2.3Engineers, All Other

0.0%

60

0.0%

150

4.5Information and Record Clerks, All Other

0.0%

180

2.0Boilermakers

0.0%

160

2.5Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

0.0%

150

2.3Commercial Pilots

0.0%

180

2.2Sales Engineers

0.0%

170

3.2Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

0.0%

30

3.8Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

0.0%

40

2.5Marketing Managers

0.0%

30

2.7Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers

0.0%

30

2.5Crossing Guards and Flaggers

0.0%

30

2.5Construction and Building Inspectors

0.0%

30

3.1Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

0.0%

30

2.4Financial and Investment Analysts

0.0%

40

2.3Software Developers

0.0%

30

1.5Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors

0.0%

30

3.3Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.0%

30

2.3Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers

0.0%

40

3.1Rail Car Repairers

0.0%

50

2.5Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

0.0%

30

4.1Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

0.0%

30

3.8Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.0%

40

3.0Locomotive Engineers

0.0%

130

3.1Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

0.0%

90

3.3Insulation Workers, Mechanical

0.0%

120

3.0Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other

0.0%

130

1.8Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

0.0%

110

2.0Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other

0.0%

120

3.5Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

0.0%

100

3.2Paralegals and Legal Assistants

0.0%

100

2.8Sales and Related Workers, All Other

0.0%

100

0.0%

130

1.5Information Security Analysts

0.0%

120

3.5Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

0.0%

100

2.4Chemical Engineers

0.0%

130

2.3Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.0%

90

2.1Public Relations Managers

0.0%

120

3.0Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

0.0%

40

4.0Couriers and Messengers

0.0%

60

2.3Helpers--Electricians

0.0%

30

3.8Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs

0.0%

40

2.8Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other

0.0%

40

4.2Material Moving Workers, All Other

0.0%

70

3.3Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

0.0%

30

1.8Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay

0.0%

60

1.8Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

0.0%

40

4.0Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

0.0%

60

0.5Emergency Medical Technicians

0.0%

40

3.8Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

0.0%

40

2.5Real Estate Brokers

0.0%

60

3.5Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

0.0%

40

2.3Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate

0.0%

50

3.0Budget Analysts

0.0%

60

1.9Personal Financial Advisors

0.0%

80

3.0Database Administrators

0.0%

60

2.5Database Architects

0.0%

80

3.8Computer Programmers

0.0%

40

3.5Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

0.0%

60

3.2Architectural and Civil Drafters

0.0%

30

3.4Electrical and Electronics Drafters

0.0%

30

4.0Mechanical Drafters

0.0%

80

3.8Drafters, All Other

0.0%

40

3.1Hydrologic Technicians

0.0%

30

2.2Compensation and Benefits Managers

0.0%

80

1.8Training and Development Managers

0.0%

40

3.0Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers

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