stamping press operator

Stamping press operators set up and tend stamping presses designed to form metal workpieces in their desired shape by applying pressure through the up and down movement of a bolster plate and a die attached to a stamping ram on the metal, resulting in the die producing smaller metal parts of the workpiece fed to the press.

The most in-demand skills for this role include metal forming technologies, types of metal, quality standards, stamping press parts, tend stamping press, monitor gauge. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives stamping press operator 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.