Takeover Tracker
40%medium risk
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
vs

40 shared · 13 different

core competencies

29%medium risk
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricCoil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersStructural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Risk Score39.7%29.4%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile79th35th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)4 / 116 / 15
Median Salary$47,260$49,900
Employment12K53K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Building and Construction
Education and Training
Administration and Management
Coaching and Developing Others
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
English Language
Controlling Machines and Processes
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Visualization
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

25%

total discount

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

24%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

4 of 11 at risk
88%Record production and operational data on specified forms.
86%Review work orders and specifications to determine materials needed and types of parts to be processed.
76%Examine and test wired electrical components such as motors, armatures, and stators, using measuring devices, and record test results.
51%Operate or tend wire-coiling machines to wind wire coils used in electrical components such as resistors and transformers, and in electrical equipment and instruments such as bobbins and generators.
49%Select and load materials such as workpieces, objects, and machine parts onto equipment used in coiling processes.

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

6 of 15 at risk
63%Set up and operate fabricating machines, such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, grinders, and drill presses, to bend, cut, form, punch, drill, or otherwise form and assemble metal components.
57%Tack-weld fitted parts together.
57%Lift or move materials and finished products, using large cranes.
53%Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences.
53%Lay out and examine metal stock or workpieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.

Wage Comparison

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters earns +$2,640(+6%) vs Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersStructural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
10th
$35,180$37,370
25th
$39,380$44,290
Median
$47,260$49,900
75th
$57,800$59,810
90th
$62,790$70,510

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers2028–2035
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

$28,503

from $47,260

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

$35,239

from $49,900

After adjusting for AI risk, Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters offers $6,737 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Coil

0

Unique to Structural

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Regulatory Barriers
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
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