Takeover Tracker
43%medium risk
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
vs

61 shared · 11 different

core competencies

35%medium risk
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricCooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and TendersCutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Risk Score43.0%34.6%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile87th64th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)13 / 158 / 15
Median Salary$40,160$45,590
Employment7K174K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Documenting/Recording Information
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Thinking Creatively
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Public Safety and Security
Education and Training
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Administration and Management

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

28%

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

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

13 of 15 at risk
86%Record temperatures, amounts of materials processed, or test results on report forms.
84%Sample and test product characteristics such as specific gravity, acidity, and sugar content, using hydrometers, pH meters, or refractometers.
69%Weigh packages and adjust freezer air valves or switches on filler heads to obtain specified amounts of product in each container.
67%Monitor pressure gauges, ammeters, flowmeters, thermometers, or products, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions, such as feed rate, product consistency, temperature, air pressure, and machine speed.
67%Read dials and gauges on panel control boards to ascertain temperatures, alkalinities, and densities of mixtures, and turn valves to obtain specified mixtures.

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 +$5,430(+14%) vs Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and TendersCutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
10th
$33,710$35,000
25th
$36,150$38,400
Median
$40,160$45,590
75th
$49,150$52,150
90th
$62,760$62,650

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders2028–2035
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

$22,907

from $40,160

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

$29,811

from $45,590

After adjusting for AI risk, Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic offers $6,904 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Cooling

0

Unique to Cutting,

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
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