Takeover Tracker
38%medium risk
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
vs

55 shared · 4 different

core competencies

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricEngine and Other Machine AssemblersCutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Risk Score38.2%34.6%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile76th64th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)8 / 128 / 15
Median Salary$52,540$45,590
Employment38K174K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Customer and Personal Service
Mechanical
Rate Control
Handling and Moving Objects

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

26%

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

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

8 of 12 at risk
84%Read and interpret assembly blueprints or specifications manuals and plan assembly or building operations.
63%Lay out and drill, ream, tap, or cut parts for assembly.
61%Set up and operate metalworking machines, such as milling or grinding machines, to shape or fabricate parts.
60%Verify conformance of parts to stock lists or blueprints, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, gauges, or micrometers.
59%Inspect, operate, and test completed products to verify functioning, machine capabilities, or conformance to customer specifications.

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 -$6,950(-13%) vs Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Engine and Other Machine AssemblersCutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
10th
$37,950$35,000
25th
$42,790$38,400
Median
$52,540$45,590
75th
$70,050$52,150
90th
$74,300$62,650

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers2028–2035
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 Engine and Other Machine Assemblers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

$32,480

from $52,540

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

$29,811

from $45,590

After adjusting for AI risk, Engine and Other Machine Assemblers offers $2,669 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Engine

0

Unique to Cutting,

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Regulatory Barriers
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
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