Takeover Tracker
32%medium risk
Foundry Mold and Coremakers
vs

50 shared · 3 different

core competencies

38%medium risk
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricFoundry Mold and CoremakersGrinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Risk Score31.5%37.8%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile48th75th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 136 / 15
Median Salary$45,700$41,690
Employment13K12K

Skill Comparison

|

Sorted by largest difference

Scheduling Work and Activities
Documenting/Recording Information
Stamina

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

25%

total discount

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

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.

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

6 of 15 at risk
89%Record product and processing data on specified forms.
85%Study blueprints or layouts to determine how to lay out workpieces or saw out templates.
81%Mark defects, such as knotholes, cracks, and splits, for repair.
77%Verify quality of finished workpieces by inspecting them, comparing them to templates, measuring their dimensions, or testing them in working machinery.
77%Measure and mark equipment, objects, or parts to ensure grinding and polishing standards are met.

Wage Comparison

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand earns -$4,010(-9%) vs Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Foundry Mold and CoremakersGrinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
10th
$36,220$32,120
25th
$39,370$36,660
Median
$45,700$41,690
75th
$51,360$48,410
90th
$61,390$57,250

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Foundry Mold and Coremakers2028–2035
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Foundry Mold and Coremakers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

$31,300

from $45,700

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

$25,915

from $41,690

After adjusting for AI risk, Foundry Mold and Coremakers offers $5,385 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Foundry

0

Unique to Grinding

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
Fine Manipulation
Foundry Mold and CoremakersGrinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Find transitions from Foundry Mold and CoremakersFind transitions from Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand