Takeover Tracker
31%medium risk
Sailors and Marine Oilers
vs

70 shared · 13 different

core competencies

39%medium risk
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricSailors and Marine OilersTextile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Risk Score30.7%39.2%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile43th78th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 1510 / 15
Median Salary$49,610$37,940
Employment31K9K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Far Vision
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Depth Perception
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Flexibility of Closure
Oral Comprehension
Auditory Attention
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Scheduling Work and Activities
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Production and Processing

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Sailors and Marine Oilers

30%

total discount

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

27%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Sailors and Marine Oilers

5 of 15 at risk
87%Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
87%Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
87%Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
85%Stand watch in ships' bows or bridge wings to look for obstructions in a ship's path or to locate navigational aids, such as buoys or lighthouses.
85%Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

10 of 15 at risk
88%Record information about work completed and machine settings.
84%Study guides, samples, charts, and specification sheets or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine set-up requirements.
63%Inspect products to ensure that the quality standards and specifications are met.
63%Inspect products to ensure that specifications are met and to determine whether machines require adjustment.
61%Place patterns on top of layers of fabric and cut fabric following patterns, using electric or manual knives, cutters, or computer numerically controlled cutting devices.

Wage Comparison

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders earns -$11,670(-24%) vs Sailors and Marine Oilers
Sailors and Marine OilersTextile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
10th
$33,350$27,230
25th
$38,450$32,380
Median
$49,610$37,940
75th
$65,370$43,710
90th
$81,890$49,080

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Sailors and Marine Oilers2028–2035
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Sailors and Marine Oilers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Sailors and Marine Oilers

$34,385

from $49,610

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

$23,060

from $37,940

After adjusting for AI risk, Sailors and Marine Oilers offers $11,325 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Sailors

0

Unique to Textile

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
Creativity
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