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Semiconductor Processing Technicians
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 8.2% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #620 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +8.2% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $51,430 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 31,200 in the US, with about 3,400 openings a year
The work, 22 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Assemble equipment or components13%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Load products, materials, or equipment for transportation or further processing9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment9%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,656 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time.
Still yours: Clean workpieces, finished products, or other objects8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI helps with this: Program computer systems or production equipment5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 173 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Move materials, equipment, or supplies5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Position workpieces or materials on equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor equipment operation4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain tools or equipment4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Diagnose system or equipment problems4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 245 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Notify others of emergencies or problems4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Determine resource needs of projects or operations3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,590 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
Still yours: Inspect completed work or finished products3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Sort materials or products3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 510 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Engrave objects2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Cut materials2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Install commercial or production equipment1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Prepare mixtures or solutions1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 714 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 108 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 3,400 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 39% of the workCooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders0% AI does, against 5% here+5.9% by 2035 · $41,330 · High school diploma
- Shares 36% of the workPackaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders0% AI does, against 5% here+4.1% by 2035 · $43,220 · High school diploma
- Shares 42% of the workHelpers--Production Workers0% AI does, against 5% here-8.2% by 2035 · $39,070 · High school diploma
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On the wire.
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How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.09, higher than 30% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 51-9141 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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