NorthStar

Occupations/51-9191.00

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Operate or tend bonding machines that use adhesives to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; or joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulated leather, or other materials.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

72%

Higher automation risk

Human characteristics

26%

Fewer uniquely human demands

Task orientation

66%

Higher automation risk

A day in this job

  • Mostly routine

    Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions and report or resolve problems.

  • Task

    Align and position materials being joined to ensure accurate application of adhesive or heat sealing.

  • Task

    Adjust machine components according to specifications such as widths, lengths, and thickness of materials and amounts of glue, cement, or adhesive required.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Align and position materials being joined to ensure accurate application of adhesive or heat sealing.
  2. 02Adjust machine components according to specifications such as widths, lengths, and thickness of materials and amounts of glue, cement, or adhesive required.
  3. 03Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions and report or resolve problems.
  4. 04Start machines, and turn valves or move controls to feed, admit, apply, or transfer materials and adhesives, and to adjust temperature, pressure, and time settings.
  5. 05Fill machines with glue, cement, or adhesives.
  6. 06Perform test production runs and make adjustments as necessary to ensure that completed products meet standards and specifications.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks3.65
  • Degree of automation2.84
  • Time sitting1.47
  • Originality (ability)2.00
  • Conflict situations2.82
  • Hands-on objects/tools4.64
  • Outdoors / weather1.22
  • Disease exposure1.34
  • Decision freedom4.14

Top abilities

  • Static Strength3.62
  • Manual Dexterity3.62
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness3.62
  • Trunk Strength3.50
  • Near Vision3.50
  • Control Precision3.50
  • Rate Control3.38
  • Problem Sensitivity3.38

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension3.00
  • Active Listening3.12
  • Writing2.75
  • Speaking3.12
  • Mathematics2.50
  • Science1.50
  • Critical Thinking2.88
  • Active Learning2.62
  • Learning Strategies2.25
  • Monitoring3.12

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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