Takeover Tracker
33%medium risk
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
vs

36 shared · 12 different

core competencies

32%medium risk
Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricLandscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersFoundry Mold and Coremakers
Risk Score33.4%31.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile59th48th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 155 / 13
Median Salary$38,090$45,700
Employment943K13K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Production and Processing
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Customer and Personal Service
Thinking Creatively
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Controlling Machines and Processes
Processing Information
Finger Dexterity
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Auditory Attention
Assisting and Caring for Others

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

24%

total discount

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

7 of 15 at risk
86%Use irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste.
84%Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage.
59%Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain-saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
55%Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
53%Shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots and spread salt in those areas.

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 +$7,610(+20%) vs Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Landscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersFoundry Mold and Coremakers
10th
$29,990$36,220
25th
$35,250$39,370
Median
$38,090$45,700
75th
$45,870$51,360
90th
$53,900$61,390

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers2028–2035
Foundry Mold and Coremakers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

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

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

$25,357

from $38,090

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

$31,300

from $45,700

After adjusting for AI risk, Foundry Mold and Coremakers offers $5,943 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Landscaping

0

Unique to Foundry

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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