Takeover Tracker
24%low risk
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
vs

48 shared · 5 different

core competencies

32%medium risk
Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricRoustabouts, Oil and GasFoundry Mold and Coremakers
Risk Score24.0%31.5%
Risk TierLow RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile17th48th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)0 / 155 / 13
Median Salary$47,510$45,700
Employment45K13K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Handling and Moving Objects
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Performing General Physical Activities
Production and Processing

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

25%

total discount

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

0 of 15 at risk
49%Unscrew or tighten pipes, casing, tubing, and pump rods, using hand and power wrenches and tongs.
49%Move pipes to and from trucks, using truck winches and motorized lifts, or by hand.
49%Dig drainage ditches around wells and storage tanks.
47%Clean trucks used in the fields.
45%Keep pipe deck and main deck areas clean and tidy.

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

5 of 13 at risk
61%Sprinkle or spray parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds.
59%Tend machines that bond cope and drag together to form completed shell molds.
53%Cut spouts, runner holes, and sprue holes into molds.
51%Operate ovens or furnaces to bake cores or to melt, skim, and flux metal.
51%Position patterns inside mold sections and clamp sections together.

Wage Comparison

Foundry Mold and Coremakers earns -$1,810(-4%) vs Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
Roustabouts, Oil and GasFoundry Mold and Coremakers
10th
$35,650$36,220
25th
$38,330$39,370
Median
$47,510$45,700
75th
$57,170$51,360
90th
$64,010$61,390

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas2028–2035
Foundry Mold and Coremakers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Foundry Mold and Coremakers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

$36,093

from $47,510

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

$31,300

from $45,700

After adjusting for AI risk, Roustabouts, Oil and Gas offers $4,793 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Roustabouts,

0

Unique to Foundry

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Regulatory Barriers
Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
Creativity
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