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Will AI replace machinists?
Based on live job postings — updated November 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting machinists. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 113 live machinists openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 1% of current machinists openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
113live openings
1%ask for AI skills
0%remote
34companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
Employers still ask most for: Machining, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Communication, Lathes, Mills — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| SpaceX | 30 |
| Relativity | 10 |
| AST SpaceMobile | 10 |
| Maxcess International | 8 |
| Rocket Lab | 7 |
| Re:Build Manufacturing | 6 |
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