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

43 shared · 13 different

core competencies

39%medium risk
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricSawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, WoodTool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Risk Score34.3%38.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile63th77th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)2 / 158 / 15
Median Salary$39,950$48,970
Employment43K6K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Controlling Machines and Processes
English Language
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Documenting/Recording Information
Near Vision
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Operation Monitoring
Equipment MaintenanceAI-Resistant
Operation and Control

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

23%

total discount

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

27%

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.

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

8 of 15 at risk
84%Study blueprints or layouts of metal workpieces to determine grinding procedures, and to plan machine setups and operational sequences.
78%Compute numbers, widths, and angles of cutting tools, micrometers, scales, and gauges, and adjust tools to produce specified cuts.
76%Inspect dies to detect defects, assess wear, and verify specifications, using micrometers, steel gauge pins, and loupes.
61%Monitor machine operations to determine whether adjustments are necessary, stopping machines when problems occur.
59%Remove finished workpieces from machines and place them in boxes or on racks, setting aside pieces that are defective.

Wage Comparison

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners earns +$9,020(+23%) vs Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, WoodTool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
10th
$29,670$33,770
25th
$35,550$39,520
Median
$39,950$48,970
75th
$47,770$60,210
90th
$56,560$74,120

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood2028–2035
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

$26,267

from $39,950

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

$30,097

from $48,970

After adjusting for AI risk, Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners offers $3,830 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Sawing

0

Unique to Tool

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Decision Complexity
Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
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