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core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricPourers and Casters, MetalTextile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Risk Score37.7%39.2%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile74th78th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 1510 / 15
Median Salary$48,940$37,940
Employment6K9K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Controlling Machines and Processes
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Mechanical
Education and Training
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Repairing

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Pourers and Casters, Metal

27%

total discount

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

27%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Pourers and Casters, Metal

5 of 15 at risk
84%Read temperature gauges and observe color changes, adjusting furnace flames, torches, or electrical heating units as necessary to melt metal to specifications.
63%Examine molds to ensure they are clean, smooth, and properly coated.
61%Transport metal ingots to storage areas, using forklifts.
59%Stencil identifying information on ingots and pigs, using special hand tools.
51%Turn valves to circulate water through cores, or spray water on filled molds to cool and solidify metal.

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

10 of 15 at risk
88%Record information about work completed and machine settings.
84%Study guides, samples, charts, and specification sheets or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine set-up requirements.
63%Inspect products to ensure that the quality standards and specifications are met.
63%Inspect products to ensure that specifications are met and to determine whether machines require adjustment.
61%Place patterns on top of layers of fabric and cut fabric following patterns, using electric or manual knives, cutters, or computer numerically controlled cutting devices.

Wage Comparison

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders earns -$11,000(-22%) vs Pourers and Casters, Metal
Pourers and Casters, MetalTextile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
10th
$37,250$27,230
25th
$41,410$32,380
Median
$48,940$37,940
75th
$59,850$43,710
90th
$68,030$49,080

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