Takeover Tracker
32%medium risk
Foundry Mold and Coremakers
vs

43 shared · 0 different

core competencies

40%medium risk
Helpers--Production Workers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricFoundry Mold and CoremakersHelpers--Production Workers
Risk Score31.5%39.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile48th79th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 1311 / 15
Median Salary$45,700$38,220
Employment13K167K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

No significant differences found

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

25%

total discount

Helpers--Production Workers

23%

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.

Helpers--Production Workers

11 of 15 at risk
86%Count finished products to determine if product orders are complete.
86%Measure amounts of products, lengths of extruded articles, or weights of filled containers to ensure conformance to specifications.
86%Mark or tag identification on parts.
86%Observe equipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected, and notify operators of any malfunctions.
67%Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards.

Wage Comparison

Helpers--Production Workers earns -$7,480(-16%) vs Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Foundry Mold and CoremakersHelpers--Production Workers
10th
$36,220$30,060
25th
$39,370$34,390
Median
$45,700$38,220
75th
$51,360$44,980
90th
$61,390$52,120

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Foundry Mold and Coremakers2028–2035
Helpers--Production Workers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Foundry Mold and Coremakers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Helpers--Production Workers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

$31,300

from $45,700

Helpers--Production Workers

$23,119

from $38,220

After adjusting for AI risk, Foundry Mold and Coremakers offers $8,181 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Foundry

0

Unique to Helpers--Production

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Creativity
Social Intelligence
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