Takeover Tracker
43%medium risk
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
vs

15 shared · 4 different

core competencies

26%medium risk
Solderers and Brazers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricPainting, Coating, and Decorating WorkersSolderers and Brazers
Risk Score42.5%26.4%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile86th23th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 131 / 15
Median Salary$40,860$51,000
Employment8K424K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Production and Processing
Design
Visual Color Discrimination
Quality Control Analysis

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

24%

total discount

Solderers and Brazers

20%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

7 of 13 at risk
84%Read job orders and inspect workpieces to determine work procedures and materials required.
63%Apply coatings, such as paint, ink, or lacquer, to protect or decorate workpiece surfaces, using spray guns, pens, or brushes.
59%Melt or heat coating materials to specified temperatures.
59%Immerse workpieces into coating materials for specified times.
57%Examine finished surfaces of workpieces to verify conformance to specifications and retouch any defective areas.

Solderers and Brazers

1 of 15 at risk
51%Heat soldering irons or workpieces to specified temperatures for soldering, using gas flames or electric current.
49%Adjust electric current and timing cycles of resistance welding machines to heat metals to bonding temperature.
49%Align and clamp workpieces together, using rules, squares, or hand tools, or position items in fixtures, jigs, or vises.
49%Clean workpieces to remove dirt or excess acid, using chemical solutions, files, wire brushes, or grinders.
49%Brush flux onto joints of workpieces or dip braze rods into flux to prevent oxidation of metal.

Wage Comparison

Solderers and Brazers earns +$10,140(+25%) vs Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Painting, Coating, and Decorating WorkersSolderers and Brazers
10th
$28,490$38,130
25th
$34,540$45,580
Median
$40,860$51,000
75th
$50,700$61,610
90th
$62,770$75,850

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers2028–2035
Solderers and Brazers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Solderers and Brazers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

$23,482

from $40,860

Solderers and Brazers

$37,526

from $51,000

After adjusting for AI risk, Solderers and Brazers offers $14,044 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Painting,

0

Unique to Solderers

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
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