Takeover Tracker
28%medium risk
Agricultural Equipment Operators
vs

37 shared · 12 different

core competencies

34%medium risk
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricAgricultural Equipment OperatorsSawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Risk Score28.4%34.3%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile31th63th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)4 / 152 / 15
Median Salary$42,580$39,950
Employment31K43K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Hearing Sensitivity
Getting Information
English Language
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Operation and Control
Stamina
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Multilimb Coordination
Handling and Moving Objects

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Agricultural Equipment Operators

23%

total discount

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

23%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Agricultural Equipment Operators

4 of 15 at risk
86%Weigh crop-filled containers, and record weights and other identifying information.
59%Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery.
51%Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions.
51%Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers.
47%Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery.

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

2 of 15 at risk
85%Inspect stock for imperfections or to estimate grades or qualities of stock or workpieces.
59%Examine logs or lumber to plan the best cuts.
45%Count, sort, or stack finished workpieces.
41%Set up, operate, or tend saws or machines that cut or trim wood to specified dimensions, such as circular saws, band saws, multiple-blade sawing machines, scroll saws, ripsaws, or crozer machines.
41%Trim lumber to straighten rough edges or remove defects, using circular saws.

Wage Comparison

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood earns -$2,630(-6%) vs Agricultural Equipment Operators
Agricultural Equipment OperatorsSawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
10th
$31,240$29,670
25th
$36,640$35,550
Median
$42,580$39,950
75th
$48,690$47,770
90th
$57,790$56,560

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Agricultural Equipment Operators2028–2035
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Agricultural Equipment Operators has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

Salary weighted by displacement risk: salary × (1 − risk%)

Agricultural Equipment Operators

$30,470

from $42,580

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

$26,267

from $39,950

After adjusting for AI risk, Agricultural Equipment Operators offers $4,203 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Agricultural

0

Unique to Sawing

Combined Protection Strategy

Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors

Decision Complexity
Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Fine Manipulation
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