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

60 shared · 13 different

core competencies

47%medium risk
Gas Plant Operators

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricPump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersGas Plant Operators
Risk Score43.5%46.9%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile89th94th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 1410 / 15
Median Salary$60,020$83,400
Employment13K16K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Handling and Moving Objects
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Processing Information
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Performing General Physical Activities
Operation Monitoring
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Scheduling Work and Activities
Static Strength
Training and Teaching Others
Production and Processing
Auditory Attention

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

28%

total discount

Gas Plant Operators

28%

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.

Gas Plant Operators

10 of 15 at risk
86%Read logsheets to determine product demand and disposition, or to detect malfunctions.
86%Calculate gas ratios to detect deviations from specifications, using testing apparatus.
84%Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should.
82%Control equipment to regulate flow and pressure of gas to feedlines of boilers, furnaces, and related steam-generating or heating equipment.
82%Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, or transfer of gas to maintain processes at required levels or to correct problems.

Wage Comparison

Gas Plant Operators earns +$23,380(+39%) vs Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersGas Plant Operators
10th
$37,850$59,040
25th
$47,270$73,150
Median
$60,020$83,400
75th
$75,160$100,000
90th
$89,660$109,350

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers2028–2035
Gas Plant Operators2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Gas Plant Operators.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

$33,893

from $60,020

Gas Plant Operators

$44,277

from $83,400

After adjusting for AI risk, Gas Plant Operators offers $10,384 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Pump

0

Unique to Gas

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Social Intelligence
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