Takeover Tracker
30%medium risk
Maintenance Workers, Machinery
vs

59 shared · 7 different

core competencies

35%medium risk
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricMaintenance Workers, MachineryForging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Risk Score29.7%35.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile37th67th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)10 / 153 / 13
Median Salary$60,500$49,240
Employment57K9K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Production and Processing
Repairing
Equipment MaintenanceAI-Resistant
Mechanical
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
Education and Training

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

27%

total discount

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

26%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

10 of 15 at risk
88%Inventory and requisition machine parts, equipment, and other supplies so that stock can be maintained and replenished.
86%Read work orders and specifications to determine machines and equipment requiring repair or maintenance.
86%Record production, repair, and machine maintenance information.
61%Transport machine parts, tools, equipment, and other material between work areas and storage, using cranes, hoists, or dollies.
57%Set up and operate machines, and adjust controls to regulate operations.

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

3 of 13 at risk
84%Read work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup.
80%Start machines to produce sample workpieces, and observe operations to detect machine malfunctions and to verify that machine setups conform to specifications.
61%Measure and inspect machined parts to ensure conformance to product specifications.
49%Position and move metal wires or workpieces through a series of dies that compress and shape stock to form die impressions.
49%Set up, operate, or tend presses and forging machines to perform hot or cold forging by flattening, straightening, bending, cutting, piercing, or other operations to taper, shape, or form metal.

Wage Comparison

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic earns -$11,260(-19%) vs Maintenance Workers, Machinery
Maintenance Workers, MachineryForging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
10th
$40,080$35,150
25th
$48,600$41,350
Median
$60,500$49,240
75th
$72,260$59,270
90th
$83,560$69,540

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Maintenance Workers, Machinery2028–2035
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Maintenance Workers, Machinery has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

$42,562

from $60,500

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

$31,770

from $49,240

After adjusting for AI risk, Maintenance Workers, Machinery offers $10,792 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Maintenance

0

Unique to Forging

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
Regulatory Barriers
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