Takeover Tracker
32%medium risk
Foundry Mold and Coremakers
vs

48 shared · 13 different

core competencies

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricFoundry Mold and CoremakersPaper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Risk Score31.5%37.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile48th74th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 137 / 15
Median Salary$45,700$49,390
Employment13K97K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Static Strength
Coaching and Developing Others
Customer and Personal Service
Documenting/Recording Information
Operation Monitoring
Manual DexterityAI-Resistant
Dynamic Strength
Developing and Building Teams
Assisting and Caring for Others
Operation and Control
Performing General Physical Activities

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

25%

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

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.

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 +$3,690(+8%) vs Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Foundry Mold and CoremakersPaper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
10th
$36,220$36,610
25th
$39,370$43,520
Median
$45,700$49,390
75th
$51,360$59,220
90th
$61,390$68,640

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Foundry Mold and Coremakers2028–2035
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2028–2035
20242030203520402045

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

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

$31,300

from $45,700

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

$30,844

from $49,390

After adjusting for AI risk, Foundry Mold and Coremakers offers $456 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Foundry

0

Unique to Paper

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
Creativity
Decision Complexity
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