Patternmakers, Wood vs Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners AI Risk

Job 1

Job 2

Job 1

Job 2

low risk

Patternmakers, Wood

50 shared · 15 different

core competencies

medium risk

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Side-by-Side Comparison

Patternmakers, Wood leads 5–0

Metric	Patternmakers, Wood	Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Risk Score	24.9%	38.5%
Risk Tier	Low Risk	Medium Risk
Risk Percentile	19th	77th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)	4 / 15	8 / 15
Median Salary	$52,520	$48,970
Employment	180	6K

Skill Comparison

Sorted by largest difference

Design

Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Engineering and Technology

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

Equipment MaintenanceAI-Resistant

Operation Monitoring

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People

Repairing

Performing General Physical Activities

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Patternmakers, Wood

25%

total discount

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

27%

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.

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

8 of 15 at risk

84%Study blueprints or layouts of metal workpieces to determine grinding procedures, and to plan machine setups and operational sequences.

78%Compute numbers, widths, and angles of cutting tools, micrometers, scales, and gauges, and adjust tools to produce specified cuts.

76%Inspect dies to detect defects, assess wear, and verify specifications, using micrometers, steel gauge pins, and loupes.

61%Monitor machine operations to determine whether adjustments are necessary, stopping machines when problems occur.

59%Remove finished workpieces from machines and place them in boxes or on racks, setting aside pieces that are defective.

Wage Comparison

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners earns -$3,550(-7%) vs Patternmakers, Wood

Patternmakers, WoodTool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

10th

$40,730$33,770

25th

$45,450$39,520

Median

$52,520$48,970

75th

$77,410$60,210

90th

$83,330$74,120

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Patternmakers, Wood2028–2035

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners2028–2035

20242030203520402045

Patternmakers, Wood has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Patternmakers, Wood

$39,432

from $52,520

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

$30,097

from $48,970

After adjusting for AI risk, Patternmakers, Wood offers $9,335 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

Unique to Patternmakers,

Unique to Tool

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence

Creativity

Fine Manipulation

Decision Complexity

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