Takeover Tracker
43%medium risk
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
vs

65 shared · 12 different

core competencies

46%medium risk
Power Plant Operators

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricPetroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and GaugersPower Plant Operators
Risk Score43.1%46.3%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile88th94th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)13 / 1511 / 15
Median Salary$97,540$99,670
Employment35K31K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Performing General Physical Activities
Handling and Moving Objects
Mathematical Reasoning
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Mechanical
Number Facility
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Reaction Time
Training and Teaching Others
Analyzing Data or Information

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

29%

total discount

Power Plant Operators

28%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

13 of 15 at risk
88%Read automatic gauges at specified intervals to determine the flow rate of oil into or from tanks, and the amount of oil in tanks.
88%Prepare calculations for receipts and deliveries of oil and oil products.
86%Monitor process indicators, instruments, gauges, and meters to detect and report any possible problems.
85%Operate control panels to coordinate and regulate process variables such as temperature and pressure, and to direct product flow rate, according to process schedules.
80%Verify that incoming and outgoing products are moving through the correct meters, and that meters are working properly.

Power Plant Operators

11 of 15 at risk
86%Monitor power plant equipment and indicators to detect evidence of operating problems.
82%Inspect records or log book entries or communicate with plant personnel to assess equipment operating status.
80%Regulate equipment operations and conditions, such as water levels, based on instrument data or from computers.
80%Take regulatory action, based on readings from charts, meters and gauges, at established intervals.
78%Control generator output to match the phase, frequency, or voltage of electricity supplied to panels.

Wage Comparison

Power Plant Operators earns +$2,130(+2%) vs Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and GaugersPower Plant Operators
10th
$59,790$59,930
25th
$77,970$77,400
Median
$97,540$99,670
75th
$104,660$111,980
90th
$112,920$128,760

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers2028–2035
Power Plant Operators2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Power Plant Operators.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

$55,491

from $97,540

Power Plant Operators

$53,483

from $99,670

After adjusting for AI risk, Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers offers $2,008 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Petroleum

0

Unique to Power

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
Regulatory Barriers
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