Takeover Tracker
38%medium risk
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
vs

50 shared · 3 different

core competencies

32%medium risk
Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricGrinding and Polishing Workers, HandFoundry Mold and Coremakers
Risk Score37.8%31.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile75th48th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 155 / 13
Median Salary$41,690$45,700
Employment12K13K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Scheduling Work and Activities
Documenting/Recording Information
Stamina

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

25%

total discount

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

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.

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.

Wage Comparison

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

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand2028–2035
Foundry Mold and Coremakers2028–2035
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%)

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

$25,915

from $41,690

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

$31,300

from $45,700

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 Grinding

0

Unique to Foundry

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
Fine Manipulation
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