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

66 shared · 9 different

core competencies

38%medium risk
Pourers and Casters, Metal

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricCooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and TendersPourers and Casters, Metal
Risk Score43.0%37.7%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile87th74th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)13 / 155 / 15
Median Salary$40,160$48,940
Employment7K6K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Documenting/Recording Information
Controlling Machines and Processes
Operation Monitoring
Complex Problem SolvingAI-Resistant
Analyzing Data or Information
Active LearningAI-Augmented
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Written Expression
Repairing

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

28%

total discount

Pourers and Casters, Metal

27%

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.

Pourers and Casters, Metal

5 of 15 at risk
84%Read temperature gauges and observe color changes, adjusting furnace flames, torches, or electrical heating units as necessary to melt metal to specifications.
63%Examine molds to ensure they are clean, smooth, and properly coated.
61%Transport metal ingots to storage areas, using forklifts.
59%Stencil identifying information on ingots and pigs, using special hand tools.
51%Turn valves to circulate water through cores, or spray water on filled molds to cool and solidify metal.

Wage Comparison

Pourers and Casters, Metal earns +$8,780(+22%) vs Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and TendersPourers and Casters, Metal
10th
$33,710$37,250
25th
$36,150$41,410
Median
$40,160$48,940
75th
$49,150$59,850
90th
$62,760$68,030

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders2028–2035
Pourers and Casters, Metal2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Pourers and Casters, Metal 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

Pourers and Casters, Metal

$30,475

from $48,940

After adjusting for AI risk, Pourers and Casters, Metal offers $7,568 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Cooling

0

Unique to Pourers

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
Fine Manipulation
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