mechanical forging press worker

Mechanical forging press workers set up and tend mechanical forging presses, designed to shape ferrous and non-ferrous metal workpieces including pipes, tubes and hollow profiles and other products of the first processing of steel in their desired form by use of preset, compressive forces provided by cranks, cams and toggles at reproducible strokes.

The most in-demand skills for this role include mechanical forging press parts, types of metal, quality standards, forging processes, remove inadequate workpieces, troubleshoot. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives mechanical forging press worker a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.