Yes. I know from personal experience. Some machines require programming cuts to specifications, measuring and reasoning about tolerances, and understanding the loss of precision during routine use.

It depends severely on how much individual corporations demand workers managing the machine be able to successfully troubleshoot and repair failure modes.

It really depends on the machine.

Is coding different than typing?

It doesn't take a few weeks to learn to drive a car safely. In Australia it takes 3 years and 100 hours of driving with someone else to get a license.

And, based on what I see every day, a license still doesn't always mean "drive[s] a car safely".

FWIW in NSW it's 120 hours logged as a learner and nearly everyone I've asked admits to lying a bit. It was only 50 hours when I did it, and most lied back then - mostly due to just driving until they felt ready for a test without really logging, then adding it later.

I think the license acquisition process is mostly sufficient. What is think is missing is re testing after. There are 80 year Olds who can hardly see anymore who are still driving. As well disqualifying people from driving for offences like using a phone.