Takeover Tracker

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricCabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersCutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Risk Score29.7%34.6%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile37th64th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 158 / 15
Median Salary$46,020$45,590
Employment80K174K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Design
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Finger Dexterity
Engineering and Technology
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Production and Processing
Manual DexterityAI-Resistant

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

29%

total discount

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

24%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

6 of 15 at risk
88%Estimate the amounts, types, or costs of needed materials.
84%Measure and mark dimensions of parts on paper or lumber stock prior to cutting, following blueprints, to ensure a tight fit and quality product.
55%Establish the specifications of articles to be constructed or repaired or plan the methods or operations for shaping or assembling parts, based on blueprints, drawings, diagrams, or oral or written instructions.
53%Bore holes for insertion of screws or dowels, by hand or using boring machines.
51%Set up or operate machines, including power saws, jointers, mortisers, tenoners, molders, or shapers, to cut, mold, or shape woodstock or wood substitutes.

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

8 of 15 at risk
86%Read work orders or production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, or dimensions and tolerances.
84%Mark identifying data on workpieces.
67%Examine completed workpieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.
65%Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data.
53%Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.

Wage Comparison

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic earns -$430(-1%) vs Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersCutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
10th
$34,700$35,000
25th
$38,240$38,400
Median
$46,020$45,590
75th
$54,010$52,150
90th
$63,220$62,650

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