Ainxiety | Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum

Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum

# 676 overall · better than 56.0% of other industries

2.2/5Moderate Risk
AInxiety Score™

1/5

Capex Requirements

2/5

Regulatory Compliance

2/5

Data Intensity

2/5

Workforce Flexibility

2/5

Adaptability

3/5

Complexity

The secondary smelting and alloying of aluminum industry combines standardized processes with specialized knowledge and heavy regulatory oversight. Although there is potential for AI to optimize processes and ensure compliance, the significant capital infrastructure and required human expertise result in a limited but notable risk of AI displacement.

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Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum

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Risk composition of jobs in this industry

0 jobs in Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing

7.2%

4,280

4.2Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

5.7%

3,370

3.7Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

5.3%

3,140

2.8First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

4.3%

2,540

2.3Industrial Machinery Mechanics

4.3%

2,530

4.5Packers and Packagers, Hand

4.0%

2,390

3.6Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

3.2%

1,900

4.2Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

3.0%

1,800

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

3.0%

1,760

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators

2.4%

1,440

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

2.4%

1,410

2.8Maintece and Repair Workers, General

2.3%

1,350

3.9Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

2.2%

8,290

4.3Foundry Mold and Coremakers

1.8%

1,090

2.0Electricians

1.8%

1,080

3.9Production Workers, All Other

1.8%

1,070

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

1.8%

1,060

4.0Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

1.7%

990

2.5Industrial Production Managers

1.5%

890

1.5General and Operations Managers

1.5%

870

3.2Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

1.5%

870

4.3Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

1.4%

840

2.0Tool and Die Makers

1.3%

760

2.7Industrial Engineers

1.3%

760

1.2%

720

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

1.2%

700

3.7Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

1.2%

700

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

1.1%

670

3.7Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

1.1%

650

3.8Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

1.0%

620

3.5Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

1.0%

600

3.8Helpers--Production Workers

1.0%

570

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

0.9%

560

2.5Mechanical Engineers

0.8%

450

3.6Pourers and Casters, Metal

0.7%

440

3.2Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

0.7%

430

4.2Machine Feeders and Offbearers

0.7%

400

2.3Crane and Tower Operators

0.7%

410

3.2Accountants and Auditors

0.7%

390

2.1Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products

0.7%

390

2.5Human Resources Specialists

0.7%

390

3.3Customer Service Representatives

0.6%

370

3.8Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

0.6%

340

3.0Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.6%

330

3.0Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

0.6%

320

4.2Office Clerks, General

0.5%

320

2.1Maintece Workers, Machinery

0.5%

290

2.1Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.5%

280

3.8Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

0.5%

280

2.3Electrical Engineers

0.5%

270

3.3Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.5%

270

0.4%

250

1.5Sales Managers

0.4%

240

2.7Recycling Coordinators

0.4%

240

2.6First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

0.4%

230

4.1Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

0.4%

230

2.7Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

0.4%

220

1.6Architectural and Engineering Managers

0.4%

220

3.9Stockers and Order Fillers

0.3%

200

1.5Managers, All Other

0.3%

180

3.8Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

0.3%

180

2.8Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

0.3%

170

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

0.3%

170

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

0.3%

170

3.0Logisticians

0.3%

170

1.7Training and Development Specialists

0.3%

170

2.2Financial Managers

0.3%

160

2.5Materials Engineers

0.3%

150

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

0.3%

150

2.2Project Management Specialists

0.2%

140

3.7Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

0.2%

140

4.5Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

0.2%

130

2.8Security Guards

0.2%

790

4.0Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

0.2%

110

1.5Human Resources Managers

0.2%

110

2.0Management Analysts

0.2%

110

3.2Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

0.2%

110

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

0.2%

110

2.8Business Operations Specialists, All Other

0.2%

110

3.0Facilities Managers

0.2%

110

3.2Purchasing Managers

0.2%

100

2.3Chemical Technicians

0.2%

630

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

0.2%

100

3.1Network and Computer Systems Administrators

0.2%

600

2.1Structural Iron and Steel Workers

0.2%

590

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

0.1%

90

2.5Computer Systems Analysts

0.1%

90

4.8Data Entry Keyers

0.1%

90

2.8Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

0.1%

90

2.2Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

0.1%

570

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

0.1%

550

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

0.1%

80

2.5Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

0.1%

80

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

0.1%

80

3.8Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.1%

80

2.0Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

0.1%

470

4.0Mechanical Drafters

0.1%

70

2.3Computer Occupations, All Other

0.1%

70

2.0Computer and Information Systems Managers

0.1%

70

3.5Procurement Clerks

0.1%

60

2.4Financial and Investment Analysts

0.1%

60

2.3Software Developers

0.1%

60

2.8Administrative Services Managers

0.1%

70

2.0Installation, Maintece, and Repair Workers, All Other

0.1%

410

3.2Sheet Metal Workers

0.1%

410

4.1Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

0.1%

60

3.3Computer User Support Specialists

0.1%

360

4.2Cost Estimators

0.1%

380

2.5First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers

0.1%

360

4.0Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.1%

50

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

0.1%

60

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

0.1%

50

4.0Order Clerks

0.1%

340

2.0Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

0.1%

340

4.0Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

0.1%

350

3.1Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

0.1%

50

2.7Compliance Officers

0.1%

50

2.3Engineers, All Other

0.1%

50

3.3Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

0.1%

280

2.8Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

0.1%

310

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

0.1%

40

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

0.1%

40

2.0Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

0.1%

40

3.8Billing and Posting Clerks

0.1%

40

4.0Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

0.1%

40

2.5Marketing Managers

0.1%

260

2.5Brickmasons and Blockmasons

0.1%

270

4.3Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

0.1%

40

3.5Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

0.1%

30

3.2Light Truck Drivers

0.1%

40

4.1Conveyor Operators and Tenders

0.1%

30

2.8Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

0.1%

40

2.2Environmental Engineers

0.1%

40

3.8Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

0.1%

30

1.5First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

0.1%

40

2.8Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

0.1%

40

3.2Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

0.1%

40

3.8Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

0.1%

40

0.5Chief Executives

0.1%

230

2.1Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

0.1%

240

0.1%

220

3.8Helpers--Installation, Maintece, and Repair Workers

0.1%

220

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

0.1%

30

3.2Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

0.1%

30

0.1%

30

1.3Registered Nurses

0.1%

30

3.0Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

0.1%

180

2.2Sales Engineers

0.1%

190

3.2Receptionists and Information Clerks

0.1%

190

3.2Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

0.1%

200

4.2Material Moving Workers, All Other

0.0%

160

3.8Computer Programmers

0.0%

160

2.4Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.0%

140

2.3Materials Scientists

0.0%

140

3.8Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

0.0%

110

2.0Civil Engineers

0.0%

120

4.0Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

0.0%

100

1.6Construction Managers

0.0%

100

3.8Chemical Plant and System Operators

0.0%

110

3.2Plant and System Operators, All Other

0.0%

60

2.7Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

0.0%

80

2.5Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

0.0%

80

3.7Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

0.0%

60

3.1Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

0.0%

70

2.8Data Scientists

0.0%

70

2.4Chemical Engineers

0.0%

80

3.2Architectural and Civil Drafters

0.0%

80

3.8Drafters, All Other

0.0%

80

2.6Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians

0.0%

90

3.0Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

0.0%

60

3.5Credit Analysts

0.0%

60

1.5Information Security Analysts

0.0%

80

2.8Computer Network Support Specialists

0.0%

60

2.8Computer Network Architects

0.0%

90

2.5Graphic Designers

0.0%

60

3.8Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

0.0%

80

4.1Printing Press Operators

0.0%

40

2.8Sales and Related Workers, All Other

0.0%

60

4.5Information and Record Clerks, All Other

0.0%

40

3.7Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other

0.0%

40

0.0%

50

2.5Painters, Construction and Maintece

0.0%

40

0.0%

40

1.8Training and Development Managers

0.0%

50

3.0Locomotive Engineers

0.0%

50

3.5Hoist and Winch Operators

0.0%

50

1.8Labor Relations Specialists

0.0%

50

3.0Database Administrators

0.0%

40

0.0%

50

0.5Emergency Medical Technicians

0.0%

60

3.3Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

0.0%

30

4.1Sewing Machine Operators

0.0%

50

3.9Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

0.0%

40

4.2Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

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