Takeover Tracker
45%medium risk
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
vs

58 shared · 3 different

core competencies

38%medium risk
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricFood Cooking Machine Operators and TendersPaper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Risk Score45.3%37.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile92th74th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)11 / 157 / 15
Median Salary$40,550$49,390
Employment28K97K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Mechanical
Documenting/Recording Information
Performing General Physical Activities

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

26%

total discount

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

26%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

11 of 15 at risk
88%Read work orders, recipes, or formulas to determine cooking times and temperatures, and ingredient specifications.
88%Record production and test data, such as processing steps, temperature and steam readings, cooking time, batches processed, and test results.
86%Listen for malfunction alarms, and shut down equipment and notify supervisors when necessary.
86%Notify or signal other workers to operate equipment or when processing is complete.
84%Observe gauges, dials, and product characteristics, and adjust controls to maintain appropriate temperature, pressure, and flow of ingredients.

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

7 of 15 at risk
61%Stamp products with information such as dates, using hand stamps or automatic stamping devices.
61%Remove finished cores, and stack or place them on conveyors for transfer to other work areas.
59%Start machines and move controls to regulate tension on pressure rolls, to synchronize speed of machine components, and to adjust temperatures of glue or paraffin.
57%Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems.
57%Observe operation of various machines to detect and correct machine malfunctions such as improper forming, glue flow, or pasteboard tension.

Wage Comparison

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders earns +$8,840(+22%) vs Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Food Cooking Machine Operators and TendersPaper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
10th
$30,540$36,610
25th
$35,310$43,520
Median
$40,550$49,390
75th
$47,420$59,220
90th
$54,170$68,640

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders2028–2035
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

$22,197

from $40,550

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

$30,844

from $49,390

After adjusting for AI risk, Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders offers $8,647 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Food

0

Unique to Paper

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
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