Takeover Tracker
44%medium risk
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
vs

73 shared · 10 different

core competencies

43%medium risk
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricPump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersChemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Risk Score43.5%43.0%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile89th88th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 1411 / 15
Median Salary$60,020$57,090
Employment13K127K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Chemistry
Production and Processing
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Administration and Management
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Public Safety and Security
Engineering and Technology
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Operation and Control
Scheduling Work and Activities

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

28%

total discount

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

29%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

6 of 14 at risk
88%Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used, gauging results, and operating times.
86%Monitor gauges and flowmeters and inspect equipment to ensure that tank levels, temperatures, chemical amounts, and pressures are at specified levels, reporting abnormalities as necessary.
86%Read operating schedules or instructions or receive verbal orders to determine amounts to be pumped.
78%Communicate with other workers, using signals, radios, or telephones, to start and stop flows of materials or substances.
77%Test materials and solutions, using testing equipment.

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

11 of 15 at risk
86%Monitor gauges, recording instruments, flowmeters, or products to ensure that specified conditions are maintained.
86%Read plant specifications to determine products, ingredients, or prescribed modifications of plant procedures.
78%Test product samples for specific gravity, chemical characteristics, pH levels, concentrations, or viscosities or send them to laboratories for testing.
76%Observe safety precautions to prevent fires or explosions.
65%Adjust controls to regulate temperature, pressure, feed, or flow of liquids or gases and times of prescribed reactions, according to knowledge of equipment and processes.

Wage Comparison

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders earns -$2,930(-5%) vs Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersChemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
10th
$37,850$37,270
25th
$47,270$45,660
Median
$60,020$57,090
75th
$75,160$71,400
90th
$89,660$88,460

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers2028–2035
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

$33,893

from $60,020

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

$32,524

from $57,090

After adjusting for AI risk, Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers offers $1,369 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Pump

0

Unique to Chemical

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
Creativity
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