Takeover Tracker
32%medium risk
Foundry Mold and Coremakers
vs

49 shared · 4 different

core competencies

37%medium risk
Molding and Casting Workers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricFoundry Mold and CoremakersMolding and Casting Workers
Risk Score31.5%37.0%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile48th72th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 138 / 15
Median Salary$45,700$45,690
Employment13K35K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Reading ComprehensionAI-Vulnerable
Controlling Machines and Processes
Documenting/Recording Information
Operation Monitoring

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

25%

total discount

Molding and Casting Workers

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.

Molding and Casting Workers

8 of 15 at risk
86%Read work orders or examine parts to determine parts or sections of products to be produced.
86%Set the proper operating temperature for each casting.
86%Select sizes and types of molds according to instructions.
61%Engrave or stamp identifying symbols, letters, or numbers on products.
57%Operate and adjust controls of heating equipment to melt material or to cure, dry, or bake filled molds.

Wage Comparison

Molding and Casting Workers earns -$10(0%) vs Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Foundry Mold and CoremakersMolding and Casting Workers
10th
$36,220$34,950
25th
$39,370$38,500
Median
$45,700$45,690
75th
$51,360$51,340
90th
$61,390$61,050

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Foundry Mold and Coremakers2028–2035
Molding and Casting Workers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Foundry Mold and Coremakers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Molding and Casting Workers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

$31,300

from $45,700

Molding and Casting Workers

$28,808

from $45,690

After adjusting for AI risk, Foundry Mold and Coremakers offers $2,492 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Foundry

0

Unique to Molding

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Regulatory Barriers
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