Takeover Tracker
34%medium risk
Continuous Mining Machine Operators
vs

69 shared · 6 different

core competencies

24%low risk
Crane and Tower Operators

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricContinuous Mining Machine OperatorsCrane and Tower Operators
Risk Score34.3%23.8%
Risk TierMedium RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile63th16th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)9 / 155 / 12
Median Salary$63,380$66,370
Employment14K42K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Production and Processing
Training and Teaching Others
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
Education and Training
Handling and Moving Objects
Far Vision

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Continuous Mining Machine Operators

28%

total discount

Crane and Tower Operators

26%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Continuous Mining Machine Operators

9 of 15 at risk
86%Conduct methane gas checks to ensure breathing quality of air.
61%Operate mining machines to gather coal and convey it to floors or shuttle cars.
61%Drive machines into position at working faces.
61%Move controls to start and regulate movement of conveyors and to start and position drill cutters or torches.
61%Reposition machines to make additional holes or cuts.

Crane and Tower Operators

5 of 12 at risk
88%Determine load weights and check them against lifting capacities to prevent overload.
88%Weigh bundles, using floor scales, and record weights for company records.
86%Review daily work or delivery schedules to determine orders, sequences of deliveries, or special loading instructions.
84%Inspect bundle packaging for conformance to regulations or customer requirements and remove and batch packaging tickets.
57%Load or unload bundles from trucks or move containers to storage bins, using moving equipment.

Wage Comparison

Crane and Tower Operators earns +$2,990(+5%) vs Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Continuous Mining Machine OperatorsCrane and Tower Operators
10th
$41,450$41,670
25th
$50,850$50,970
Median
$63,380$66,370
75th
$76,850$81,630
90th
$84,420$102,400

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Continuous Mining Machine Operators2028–2035
Crane and Tower Operators2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Crane and Tower Operators has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Continuous Mining Machine Operators.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Continuous Mining Machine Operators

$41,666

from $63,380

Crane and Tower Operators

$50,567

from $66,370

After adjusting for AI risk, Crane and Tower Operators offers $8,901 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Continuous

0

Unique to Crane

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Regulatory Barriers
Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
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