Takeover Tracker

35%medium risk
Roof Bolters, Mining
vs

71 shared · 17 different

core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricRoof Bolters, MiningExcavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators
Risk Score35.0%22.7%
Risk TierMedium RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile66th13th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)9 / 155 / 15
Median SalaryN/AN/A
EmploymentN/AN/A

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Extent Flexibility
Building and Construction
Education and Training
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
Thinking Creatively
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Coaching and Developing Others
Training and Teaching Others
Gross Body Equilibrium
Peripheral Vision
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Developing Objectives and Strategies

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Roof Bolters, Mining

27%

total discount

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators

28%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Roof Bolters, Mining

9 of 15 at risk
84%Perform tests to determine if methane gas is present.
74%Perform safety checks on equipment before operating.
57%Drill bolt holes into roofs at specified distances from ribs or adjacent bolts.
57%Force bolts into holes, using hydraulic mechanisms of self-propelled bolting machines.
57%Rotate chucks to turn bolts and open expansion heads against rock formations.

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators

5 of 15 at risk
86%Receive written or oral instructions regarding material movement or excavation.
84%Become familiar with digging plans, machine capabilities and limitations, and with efficient and safe digging procedures in a given application.
84%Measure and verify levels of rock or gravel, bases, or other excavated material.
53%Move materials over short distances, such as around a construction site, factory, or warehouse.
51%Adjust dig face angles for varying overburden depths and set lengths.

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