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MetricExcavating and Loading Machine and Dragline OperatorsTextile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Risk Score22.7%39.2%
Risk TierLow RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile13th78th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 1510 / 15
Median SalaryN/A$37,940
EmploymentN/A9K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Peripheral Vision
Depth Perception
Mechanical
Response Orientation
Far Vision
Auditory Attention
Multilimb Coordination
Reaction Time
Control Precision
English Language
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators

28%

total discount

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

27%

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.

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

10 of 15 at risk
88%Record information about work completed and machine settings.
84%Study guides, samples, charts, and specification sheets or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine set-up requirements.
63%Inspect products to ensure that the quality standards and specifications are met.
63%Inspect products to ensure that specifications are met and to determine whether machines require adjustment.
61%Place patterns on top of layers of fabric and cut fabric following patterns, using electric or manual knives, cutters, or computer numerically controlled cutting devices.

Wage Comparison

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline OperatorsTextile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
10th
N/A$27,230
25th
N/A$32,380
Median
N/A$37,940
75th
N/A$43,710
90th
N/A$49,080

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