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Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricMotion Picture ProjectionistsCutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Risk Score44.2%34.6%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile90th64th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 158 / 15
Median Salary$38,180$45,590
Employment2K174K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Thinking Creatively
Production and Processing
Processing Information
Customer and Personal Service
Static Strength
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Far Vision

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Motion Picture Projectionists

22%

total discount

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

24%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Motion Picture Projectionists

5 of 15 at risk
78%Monitor operations to ensure that standards for sound and image projection quality are met.
69%Operate equipment to show films in a number of theaters simultaneously.
63%Start projectors and open shutters to project images onto screens.
61%Set up and adjust picture projectors and screens to achieve proper size, illumination, and focus of images, and proper volume and tone of sound.
51%Project motion pictures onto back screens for inclusion in scenes within film or stage productions.

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

8 of 15 at risk
86%Read work orders or production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, or dimensions and tolerances.
84%Mark identifying data on workpieces.
67%Examine completed workpieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.
65%Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data.
53%Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.

Wage Comparison

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic earns +$7,410(+19%) vs Motion Picture Projectionists
Motion Picture ProjectionistsCutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
10th
$24,160$35,000
25th
$29,250$38,400
Median
$38,180$45,590
75th
$75,380$52,150
90th
$82,040$62,650

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