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

73 shared · 6 different

core competencies

43%medium risk
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricCooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and TendersExtruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Risk Score43.0%42.9%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile87th87th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)13 / 158 / 15
Median Salary$40,160$45,130
Employment7K57K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Food Production
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Documenting/Recording Information
Processing Information
Reaction Time
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

28%

total discount

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

26%

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.

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

8 of 15 at risk
87%Notify supervisors when extruded filaments fail to meet standards.
87%Record and maintain production data, such as meter readings, and quantities, types, and dimensions of materials produced.
86%Monitor machine operations and observe lights and gauges to detect malfunctions.
85%Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to standards, using measuring devices such as templates, micrometers, or scales.
85%Review work orders, specifications, or instructions to determine materials, ingredients, procedures, components, settings, and adjustments for extruding, forming, pressing, or compacting machines.

Wage Comparison

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders earns +$4,970(+12%) vs Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and TendersExtruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
10th
$33,710$34,790
25th
$36,150$38,410
Median
$40,160$45,130
75th
$49,150$51,970
90th
$62,760$64,660

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders2028–2035
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 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

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

$25,774

from $45,130

After adjusting for AI risk, Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders offers $2,866 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Cooling

0

Unique to Extruding,

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Social Intelligence
Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
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