Ainxiety | Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

# 577 overall · better than 62.4% of other industries

2/5Moderate Risk
AInxiety Score™

1/5

Complexity

1/5

Regulatory Compliance

2/5

Capex Requirements

2/5

Workforce Flexibility

2/5

Adaptability

3/5

Data Intensity

The Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing industry requires expert knowledge and stringent regulatory compliance, limiting complete AI displacement. However, certain manufacturing and quality assurance processes are candidates for automation, presenting moderate risk. Infrastructure needs balance physical and digital capabilities with significant use of data, aligning with moderate adaptability towards AI solutions. The workforce features a mix of specialized and general roles, with potential for automating repetitive tasks.

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Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

Will AI create new opportunities and jobs in this industry?

Yes

Risk composition of jobs in this industry

0 jobs in Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing

14.6%

49,370

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators

8.6%

29,080

3.1Dental Laboratory Technicians

4.5%

15,230

3.9Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

3.9%

13,270

2.7Industrial Engineers

3.4%

11,470

2.8First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

2.2%

7,500

3.8Machinists

2.1%

7,000

1.5General and Operations Managers

2.0%

6,830

2.1Medical Appliance Technicians

1.9%

6,380

3.3Customer Service Representatives

1.9%

6,290

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

1.7%

5,670

3.5Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

1.6%

5,520

3.8Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

1.6%

5,270

4.3Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

1.5%

5,170

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

1.5%

5,050

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

1.4%

4,900

3.9Production Workers, All Other

1.4%

4,720

4.2Office Clerks, General

1.3%

7,930

2.0Installation, Maintece, and Repair Workers, All Other

1.2%

4,190

2.5Industrial Production Managers

1.1%

3,850

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

1.0%

3,530

4.5Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

1.0%

6,470

2.2Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

1.0%

3,370

3.2Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

1.0%

3,280

2.8Maintece and Repair Workers, General

0.9%

3,180

3.3Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.9%

3,050

1.2Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

0.9%

2,910

2.5Mechanical Engineers

0.8%

2,800

3.2Accountants and Auditors

0.8%

2,750

4.1Sewing Machine Operators

0.8%

2,750

2.1Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products

0.8%

2,730

3.1Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

0.8%

2,730

2.6First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

0.8%

2,730

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

0.8%

2,750

4.0Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

0.8%

2,690

3.2Light Truck Drivers

0.8%

2,700

1.6Architectural and Engineering Managers

0.8%

2,710

1.5Managers, All Other

0.8%

2,670

3.8Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

0.8%

2,640

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

0.8%

2,520

1.3Orthotists and Prosthetists

0.7%

2,500

2.3Industrial Machinery Mechanics

0.7%

2,430

2.3Software Developers

0.7%

2,330

4.5Packers and Packagers, Hand

0.7%

2,320

2.8Business Operations Specialists, All Other

0.7%

2,200

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

0.6%

2,130

2.7Compliance Officers

0.6%

2,070

1.5Sales Managers

0.6%

2,060

3.9Stockers and Order Fillers

0.6%

2,030

3.8Helpers--Production Workers

0.6%

1,890

2.2Financial Managers

0.6%

1,870

2.5Human Resources Specialists

0.6%

1,860

2.3Engineers, All Other

0.5%

1,730

2.5Marketing Managers

0.5%

1,740

2.2Project Management Specialists

0.5%

1,700

1.7Training and Development Specialists

0.5%

1,620

3.0Logisticians

0.4%

1,470

2.5Medical Equipment Repairers

0.4%

1,430

2.0Computer and Information Systems Managers

0.3%

1,180

3.8Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

0.3%

1,080

3.2Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

0.3%

1,040

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

0.3%

1,010

3.2Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

0.3%

1,010

3.8Billing and Posting Clerks

0.3%

970

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

0.3%

950

3.0Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.3%

960

3.2Receptionists and Information Clerks

0.3%

940

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

0.3%

910

2.5Computer Systems Analysts

0.3%

880

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

0.3%

870

3.5Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

0.3%

840

2.3Computer Occupations, All Other

0.3%

1,570

3.9Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

0.2%

820

3.3Computer User Support Specialists

0.2%

790

3.8Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.2%

740

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

0.2%

740

3.3Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

0.2%

720

2.0Tool and Die Makers

0.2%

710

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

0.2%

690

2.7Recycling Coordinators

0.2%

730

2.8Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

0.2%

660

0.5Chief Executives

0.2%

660

2.0Management Analysts

0.2%

670

1.0Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

0.2%

670

1.5Human Resources Managers

0.2%

640

4.0Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.2%

630

3.1Network and Computer Systems Administrators

0.2%

650

2.8Administrative Services Managers

0.2%

660

1.2Natural Sciences Managers

0.2%

620

2.3Electrical Engineers

0.2%

570

3.2Purchasing Managers

0.2%

550

2.5Chemists

0.2%

540

2.5Graphic Designers

0.2%

550

2.4Financial and Investment Analysts

0.1%

520

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

0.1%

510

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

0.1%

500

2.5Calibration Technologists and Technicians

0.1%

510

4.0Order Clerks

0.1%

460

4.0Mechanical Drafters

0.1%

460

3.8Drafters, All Other

0.1%

440

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

0.1%

430

3.0Driver/Sales Workers

0.1%

440

3.5Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

0.1%

430

4.0Couriers and Messengers

0.1%

450

3.5Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

0.1%

400

4.1Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

0.1%

390

3.0Facilities Managers

0.1%

760

2.2Carpenters

0.1%

380

2.7Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

0.1%

370

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

0.1%

390

2.1Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.1%

370

4.8Data Entry Keyers

0.1%

340

1.4Lawyers

0.1%

320

1.2Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

0.1%

320

2.5First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers

0.1%

350

2.1Maintece Workers, Machinery

0.1%

340

1.5Medical and Health Services Managers

0.1%

650

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

0.1%

290

2.3Chemical Technicians

0.1%

300

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

0.1%

310

4.2Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

0.1%

320

2.6Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians

0.1%

270

2.3Materials Scientists

0.1%

280

1.8Public Relations Specialists

0.1%

260

2.6Technical Writers

0.1%

270

2.8Histology Technicians

0.1%

290

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

0.1%

260

3.5Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

0.1%

270

2.8Data Scientists

0.1%

260

2.5Materials Engineers

0.1%

270

1.8Biological Scientists, All Other

0.1%

220

4.1Printing Press Operators

0.1%

230

3.2Upholsterers

0.1%

240

2.8Security Guards

0.1%

240

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

0.1%

230

2.2Sales Engineers

0.1%

230

3.8Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

0.1%

230

4.7File Clerks

0.1%

200

2.4Biological Technicians

0.1%

200

1.5Commercial and Industrial Designers

0.1%

200

2.1Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

0.1%

200

3.0Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

0.1%

200

3.7Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other

0.1%

360

1.2Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners

0.1%

370

3.8Helpers--Installation, Maintece, and Repair Workers

0.1%

400

3.2Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

0.1%

160

4.1Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

0.1%

180

2.9Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

0.1%

150

2.8Medical Assistants

0.1%

170

3.3Retail Salespersons

0.1%

160

3.0Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

0.1%

180

2.0Biochemists and Biophysicists

0.1%

160

2.8Sales and Related Workers, All Other

0.1%

190

3.5Procurement Clerks

0.1%

170

4.2Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks

0.1%

170

1.8Training and Development Managers

0.1%

340

2.5Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers

0.1%

330

2.5First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

0.1%

290

4.0Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.1%

290

Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers

0.0%

120

2.5Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

0.0%

150

0.9Nurse Anesthetists

0.0%

120

2.8Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

0.0%

130

4.2Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.0%

130

3.0Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

0.0%

130

2.8Computer Network Support Specialists

0.0%

150

2.8Computer Network Architects

0.0%

120

3.8Computer Programmers

0.0%

120

2.4Chemical Engineers

0.0%

130

3.8Bill and Account Collectors

0.0%

140

2.5Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

0.0%

250

0.8Craft Artists

0.0%

230

3.8Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

0.0%

240

4.1Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

0.0%

260

2.5Woodworkers, All Other

0.0%

250

2.1Structural Iron and Steel Workers

0.0%

120

2.0Physical Scientists, All Other

0.0%

120

2.0Designers, All Other

0.0%

100

3.7Medical Records Specialists

0.0%

100

2.3Opticians, Dispensing

0.0%

120

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

0.0%

120

4.2Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

0.0%

3.9Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

0.0%

110

4.3Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

0.0%

110

1.5Information Security Analysts

0.0%

110

3.0Database Administrators

0.0%

110

3.2Operations Research Analysts

0.0%

100

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

0.0%

100

2.0Electricians

0.0%

160

0.5Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

0.0%

170

3.8Print Binding and Finishing Workers

0.0%

170

3.0Sewers, Hand

0.0%

190

3.7Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

0.0%

210

1.5First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

0.0%

3.2Paralegals and Legal Assistants

0.0%

1.3Registered Nurses

0.0%

1.2Nurse Practitioners

0.0%

2.2Dental Assistants

0.0%

2.1Public Relations Managers

0.0%

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.0%

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

0.0%

3.7Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

0.0%

3.5Etchers and Engravers

0.0%

3.2Medical Equipment Preparers

0.0%

4.2Cost Estimators

0.0%

2.1Financial Specialists, All Other

0.0%

2.5Database Architects

0.0%

2.8Web and Digital Interface Designers

0.0%

3.7Statisticians

0.0%

1.8Computer Hardware Engineers

0.0%

3.2Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

0.0%

4.0Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

0.0%

3.7Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

0.0%

2.8Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

0.0%

120

3.2Architectural and Civil Drafters

0.0%

110

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

0.0%

100

2.2Model Makers, Wood

0.0%

150

4.0Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

0.0%

140

2.5Painters, Construction and Maintece

0.0%

120

2.0Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

0.0%

3.1Legal Support Workers, All Other

0.0%

1.5Art Directors

0.0%

2.3Special Effects Artists and Animators

0.0%

1.4Writers and Authors

0.0%

3.2Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

0.0%

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

0.0%

3.2First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers

0.0%

3.3Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

0.0%

3.5Credit Analysts

0.0%

3.5Web Developers

0.0%

4.5Information and Record Clerks, All Other

0.0%

4.1Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

0.0%

2.2Compensation and Benefits Managers

0.0%

3.5Financial Clerks, All Other

0.0%

2.1Mathematicians

0.0%

4.2Machine Feeders and Offbearers

0.0%

3.8Chemical Plant and System Operators

0.0%

3.2Plant and System Operators, All Other

0.0%

2.0Civil Engineers

0.0%

2.2Environmental Engineers

0.0%

3.4Electrical and Electronics Drafters

0.0%

2.4Millwrights

0.0%

3.6Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

0.0%

4.3Foundry Mold and Coremakers

0.0%

2.7Sound Engineering Technicians

0.0%

1.8Photographers

0.0%

1.5Film and Video Editors

0.0%

3.8Cashiers

0.0%

3.7Counter and Rental Clerks

0.0%

2.5Advertising Sales Agents

0.0%

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

0.0%

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

0.0%

3.8Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.0%

4.0Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

0.0%

2.3Crane and Tower Operators

0.0%

3.0Budget Analysts

0.0%

1.2Artists and Related Workers, All Other

0.0%

1.8Fashion Designers

0.0%

2.8Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

0.0%

1.5Producers and Directors

0.0%

3.8Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

0.0%

3.0Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

0.0%

3.2Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

0.0%

3.7Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

0.0%

1.8Construction Laborers

0.0%

2.3Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

0.0%

3.7Paperhangers

0.0%

3.2Helpers--Carpenters

0.0%

2.7Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

0.0%

2.0Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

0.0%

2.3Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics

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