Takeover Tracker
25%low risk
Patternmakers, Wood
vs

44 shared · 7 different

core competencies

42%medium risk
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricPatternmakers, WoodMilling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Risk Score24.9%41.6%
Risk TierLow RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile19th84th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)4 / 157 / 15
Median Salary$52,520$48,310
Employment18014K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Design
Engineering and Technology
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Thinking Creatively
Training and Teaching Others
Mechanical

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Patternmakers, Wood

25%

total discount

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

24%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Patternmakers, Wood

4 of 15 at risk
84%Estimate costs for patternmaking jobs.
78%Read blueprints, drawings, or written specifications to determine sizes and shapes of patterns and required machine setups.
65%Compute dimensions, areas, volumes, and weights.
59%Verify dimensions of completed patterns, using templates, straightedges, calipers, or protractors.
49%Finish completed products or models with shellac, lacquer, wax, or paint.

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

7 of 15 at risk
88%Compute dimensions, tolerances, and angles of workpieces or machines, according to specifications and knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
88%Record production output.
86%Select cutting speeds, feed rates, and depths of cuts, applying knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
84%Study blueprints, layouts, sketches, or work orders to assess workpiece specifications and to determine tooling instructions, tools and materials needed, and sequences of operations.
57%Observe milling or planing machine operation and adjust controls to ensure conformance with specified tolerances.

Wage Comparison

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic earns -$4,210(-8%) vs Patternmakers, Wood
Patternmakers, WoodMilling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
10th
$40,730$36,810
25th
$45,450$41,650
Median
$52,520$48,310
75th
$77,410$61,290
90th
$83,330$75,000

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Patternmakers, Wood2028–2035
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Patternmakers, Wood has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Patternmakers, Wood

$39,432

from $52,520

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

$28,203

from $48,310

After adjusting for AI risk, Patternmakers, Wood offers $11,229 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Patternmakers,

0

Unique to Milling

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Creativity
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
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