Takeover Tracker
32%medium risk
Foundry Mold and Coremakers
vs

48 shared · 5 different

core competencies

24%low risk
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricFoundry Mold and CoremakersRoustabouts, Oil and Gas
Risk Score31.5%24.0%
Risk TierMedium RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile48th17th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 130 / 15
Median Salary$45,700$47,510
Employment13K45K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Handling and Moving Objects
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Performing General Physical Activities
Production and Processing

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

25%

total discount

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

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.

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

0 of 15 at risk
49%Unscrew or tighten pipes, casing, tubing, and pump rods, using hand and power wrenches and tongs.
49%Move pipes to and from trucks, using truck winches and motorized lifts, or by hand.
49%Dig drainage ditches around wells and storage tanks.
47%Clean trucks used in the fields.
45%Keep pipe deck and main deck areas clean and tidy.

Wage Comparison

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas earns +$1,810(+4%) vs Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Foundry Mold and CoremakersRoustabouts, Oil and Gas
10th
$36,220$35,650
25th
$39,370$38,330
Median
$45,700$47,510
75th
$51,360$57,170
90th
$61,390$64,010

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Foundry Mold and Coremakers2028–2035
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Foundry Mold and Coremakers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

$31,300

from $45,700

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

$36,093

from $47,510

After adjusting for AI risk, Roustabouts, Oil and Gas offers $4,793 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Foundry

0

Unique to Roustabouts,

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Regulatory Barriers
Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
Creativity
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