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Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricPump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersCrushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Risk Score43.5%41.7%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile89th85th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 1412 / 15
Median Salary$60,020$46,890
Employment13K29K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Computers and Electronics
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Processing Information
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Public Safety and Security
Controlling Machines and Processes
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Scheduling Work and Activities
Interacting With Computers
Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

28%

total discount

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

27%

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.

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

12 of 15 at risk
88%Read work orders to determine production specifications and information.
84%Test samples of materials or products to ensure compliance with specifications, using test equipment.
65%Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, or products at specified intervals to ensure conformance to requirements.
63%Observe operation of equipment to ensure continuity of flow, safety, and efficient operation, and to detect malfunctions.
63%Tend accessory equipment, such as pumps and conveyors, to move materials or ingredients through production processes.

Wage Comparison

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders earns -$13,130(-22%) vs Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersCrushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
10th
$37,850$35,380
25th
$47,270$38,990
Median
$60,020$46,890
75th
$75,160$58,440
90th
$89,660$65,980

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