vs
55 shared · 38 different
core competencies
medium risk
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersSide-by-Side Comparison
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters leads 4–0| Metric | Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers |
|---|---|---|
| Risk Score | 21.4% | 43.5% |
| Risk Tier | Low Risk | Medium Risk |
| Risk Percentile | 10th | 89th |
| Tasks at Risk (>50%) | 2 / 15 | 6 / 14 |
| Median Salary | N/A | $60,020 |
| Employment | N/A | 13K |
Skill Comparison
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Sorted by largest difference
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Computers and Electronics
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Law and Government
Getting Information
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Customer and Personal Service
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Performing Administrative Activities
Protective Factors
Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
33%
total discount
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
28%
total discount
Task Risk Comparison
Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
2 of 15 at risk82%Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
74%Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
47%Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
45%Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
45%Light fuses, drop detonating devices into wells or boreholes, or activate firing devices with plungers, dials, or buttons, in order to set off single or multiple blasts.
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
6 of 14 at risk88%Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used, gauging results, and operating times.
86%Monitor gauges and flowmeters and inspect equipment to ensure that tank levels, temperatures, chemical amounts, and pressures are at specified levels, reporting abnormalities as necessary.
86%Read operating schedules or instructions or receive verbal orders to determine amounts to be pumped.
78%Communicate with other workers, using signals, radios, or telephones, to start and stop flows of materials or substances.
77%Test materials and solutions, using testing equipment.
Wage Comparison
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and BlastersPump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
10th
N/A$37,850
25th
N/A$47,270
Median
N/A$60,020
75th
N/A$75,160
90th
N/A$89,660
Premium Head-to-Head Analysis
Displacement Timeline Comparison
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters2028–2035
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers2028–2035
20242030203520402045
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers.
Transition Feasibility
1%
Skill Overlap
Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition
0
Unique to Explosives
0
Unique to Pump
Combined Protection Strategy
Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors
Fine Manipulation
Creativity
Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and BlastersPump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers