Takeover Tracker
34%medium risk
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
vs

40 shared · 9 different

core competencies

20%low risk
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricSawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, WoodRefractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
Risk Score34.3%20.1%
Risk TierMedium RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile63th7th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)2 / 152 / 15
Median Salary$39,950$58,540
Employment43K1K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Controlling Machines and Processes
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Performing General Physical Activities
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Extent Flexibility
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Mechanical
Processing Information

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

23%

total discount

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

2 of 15 at risk
85%Inspect stock for imperfections or to estimate grades or qualities of stock or workpieces.
59%Examine logs or lumber to plan the best cuts.
45%Count, sort, or stack finished workpieces.
41%Set up, operate, or tend saws or machines that cut or trim wood to specified dimensions, such as circular saws, band saws, multiple-blade sawing machines, scroll saws, ripsaws, or crozer machines.
41%Trim lumber to straighten rough edges or remove defects, using circular saws.

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

2 of 15 at risk
53%Transfer clay structures to curing ovens, melting tanks, and drawing kilns, using forklifts.
51%Mix specified amounts of sand, clay, mortar powder, and water to form refractory clay or mortar, using shovels or mixing machines.
49%Fasten stopper heads to rods with metal pins to assemble refractory stoppers used to plug pouring nozzles of steel ladles.
49%Dump and tamp clay in molds, using tamping tools.
47%Measure furnace walls to determine dimensions and cut required number of sheets from plastic block, using saws.

Wage Comparison

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons earns +$18,590(+47%) vs Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, WoodRefractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
10th
$29,670$37,050
25th
$35,550$48,380
Median
$39,950$58,540
75th
$47,770$73,940
90th
$56,560$81,440

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood2028–2035
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

$26,267

from $39,950

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

$46,768

from $58,540

After adjusting for AI risk, Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons offers $20,500 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Sawing

0

Unique to Refractory

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
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