Takeover Tracker

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricPrint Binding and Finishing WorkersCutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Risk Score36.7%34.6%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile71th64th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)4 / 158 / 15
Median Salary$39,820$45,590
Employment36K174K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Administration and Management
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Customer and Personal Service
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Getting Information

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

27%

total discount

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

24%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

4 of 15 at risk
86%Read work orders to determine instructions and specifications for machine set-up.
86%Maintain records, such as daily production records, using specified forms.
61%Examine stitched, collated, bound, or unbound product samples for defects, such as imperfect bindings, ink spots, torn pages, loose pages, or loose or uncut threads.
57%Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions or to determine whether adjustments are needed.
49%Trim edges of books to size, using cutting machines, book trimming machines, or hand cutters.

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

8 of 15 at risk
86%Read work orders or production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, or dimensions and tolerances.
84%Mark identifying data on workpieces.
67%Examine completed workpieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.
65%Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data.
53%Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.

Wage Comparison

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic earns +$5,770(+14%) vs Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Print Binding and Finishing WorkersCutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
10th
$31,110$35,000
25th
$36,070$38,400
Median
$39,820$45,590
75th
$48,240$52,150
90th
$57,980$62,650

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