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61 shared · 8 different

core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricPrint Binding and Finishing WorkersTool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Risk Score36.7%38.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile71th77th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)4 / 158 / 15
Median Salary$39,820$48,970
Employment36K6K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Getting Information
Controlling Machines and Processes
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Administration and Management
Operation and Control
Mechanical
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

27%

total discount

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

27%

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.

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 +$9,150(+23%) vs Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Print Binding and Finishing WorkersTool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
10th
$31,110$33,770
25th
$36,070$39,520
Median
$39,820$48,970
75th
$48,240$60,210
90th
$57,980$74,120

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