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Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricExcavating and Loading Machine and Dragline OperatorsRefractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
Risk Score22.7%20.1%
Risk TierLow RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile13th7th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 152 / 15
Median SalaryN/A$58,540
EmploymentN/A1K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Controlling Machines and Processes
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Response Orientation
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Depth Perception
Rate Control
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Spatial Orientation
Building and Construction
Reaction Time
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators

28%

total discount

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators

5 of 15 at risk
86%Receive written or oral instructions regarding material movement or excavation.
84%Become familiar with digging plans, machine capabilities and limitations, and with efficient and safe digging procedures in a given application.
84%Measure and verify levels of rock or gravel, bases, or other excavated material.
53%Move materials over short distances, such as around a construction site, factory, or warehouse.
51%Adjust dig face angles for varying overburden depths and set lengths.

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

2 of 15 at risk
53%Transfer clay structures to curing ovens, melting tanks, and drawing kilns, using forklifts.
51%Mix specified amounts of sand, clay, mortar powder, and water to form refractory clay or mortar, using shovels or mixing machines.
49%Fasten stopper heads to rods with metal pins to assemble refractory stoppers used to plug pouring nozzles of steel ladles.
49%Dump and tamp clay in molds, using tamping tools.
47%Measure furnace walls to determine dimensions and cut required number of sheets from plastic block, using saws.

Wage Comparison

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline OperatorsRefractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
10th
N/A$37,050
25th
N/A$48,380
Median
N/A$58,540
75th
N/A$73,940
90th
N/A$81,440

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