Takeover Tracker
16%low risk
Boilermakers
vs

54 shared · 24 different

core competencies

20%low risk
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricBoilermakersRefractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
Risk Score16.1%20.1%
Risk TierLow RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile2th7th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)3 / 152 / 15
Median Salary$73,340$58,540
Employment10K1K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Building and Construction
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Design
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Developing Objectives and Strategies
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Controlling Machines and Processes
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Boilermakers

30%

total discount

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Boilermakers

3 of 15 at risk
55%Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts.
51%Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired.
51%Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
43%Lay out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal and locate and mark bending and cutting lines, using protractors, compasses, and drawing instruments or templates.
39%Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments.

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

2 of 15 at risk
53%Transfer clay structures to curing ovens, melting tanks, and drawing kilns, using forklifts.
51%Mix specified amounts of sand, clay, mortar powder, and water to form refractory clay or mortar, using shovels or mixing machines.
49%Fasten stopper heads to rods with metal pins to assemble refractory stoppers used to plug pouring nozzles of steel ladles.
49%Dump and tamp clay in molds, using tamping tools.
47%Measure furnace walls to determine dimensions and cut required number of sheets from plastic block, using saws.

Wage Comparison

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons earns -$14,800(-20%) vs Boilermakers
BoilermakersRefractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
10th
$48,390$37,050
25th
$62,230$48,380
Median
$73,340$58,540
75th
$93,520$73,940
90th
$107,600$81,440

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Boilermakers2028–2035
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Boilermakers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Boilermakers

$61,554

from $73,340

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

$46,768

from $58,540

After adjusting for AI risk, Boilermakers offers $14,787 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Boilermakers

0

Unique to Refractory

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
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