Takeover Tracker
45%medium risk
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
vs

53 shared · 11 different

core competencies

32%medium risk
Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricExtruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticFoundry Mold and Coremakers
Risk Score45.0%31.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile91th48th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)10 / 155 / 13
Median Salary$46,980$45,700
Employment66K13K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Production and Processing
Operation and Control
Operation Monitoring
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Quality Control Analysis
Documenting/Recording Information
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Controlling Machines and Processes
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

25%

total discount

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

10 of 15 at risk
88%Maintain an inventory of materials.
86%Determine setup procedures and select machine dies and parts, according to specifications.
86%Select nozzles, spacers, and wire guides, according to diameters and lengths of rods.
74%Test physical properties of products with testing devices such as acid-bath testers, burst testers, and impact testers.
63%Measure and examine extruded products to locate defects and to check for conformance to specifications, adjusting controls as necessary to alter products.

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

5 of 13 at risk
61%Sprinkle or spray parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds.
59%Tend machines that bond cope and drag together to form completed shell molds.
53%Cut spouts, runner holes, and sprue holes into molds.
51%Operate ovens or furnaces to bake cores or to melt, skim, and flux metal.
51%Position patterns inside mold sections and clamp sections together.

Wage Comparison

Foundry Mold and Coremakers earns -$1,280(-3%) vs Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticFoundry Mold and Coremakers
10th
$35,390$36,220
25th
$39,370$39,370
Median
$46,980$45,700
75th
$54,360$51,360
90th
$62,470$61,390

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2028–2035
Foundry Mold and Coremakers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Foundry Mold and Coremakers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

$25,834

from $46,980

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

$31,300

from $45,700

After adjusting for AI risk, Foundry Mold and Coremakers offers $5,466 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Extruding

0

Unique to Foundry

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
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