Takeover Tracker
24%low risk
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining
vs

73 shared · 31 different

core competencies

23%low risk
Rough Carpenters

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricService Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and MiningRough Carpenters
Risk Score23.7%23.4%
Risk TierLow RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile16th15th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)2 / 154 / 15
Median Salary$57,980$59,310
Employment44K698K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Building and Construction
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Assisting and Caring for Others
Engineering and Technology
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Controlling Machines and Processes
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
Design
Training and Teaching Others
Processing Information
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Customer and Personal Service

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining

32%

total discount

Rough Carpenters

31%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining

2 of 15 at risk
86%Prepare reports of services rendered, tools used, or time required, for billing purposes.
51%Listen to engines, rotary chains, or other equipment to detect faulty operations or unusual well conditions.
49%Operate pumps that circulate water, oil, or other fluids through wells to remove sand or other materials obstructing the free flow of oil.
49%Select fishing methods or tools for removing obstacles such as liners, broken casing, screens, or drill pipe.
49%Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.

Rough Carpenters

4 of 15 at risk
86%Maintain job records and schedule work crew.
84%Study blueprints and diagrams to determine dimensions of structure or form to be constructed.
62%Measure materials or distances, using square, measuring tape, or rule to lay out work.
51%Fabricate parts, using woodworking and metalworking machines.
43%Cut or saw boards, timbers, or plywood to required size, using handsaw, power saw, or woodworking machine.

Wage Comparison

Rough Carpenters earns +$1,330(+2%) vs Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and MiningRough Carpenters
10th
$40,010$38,760
25th
$47,330$47,550
Median
$57,980$59,310
75th
$70,510$75,620
90th
$93,820$98,370

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining2028–2035
Rough Carpenters2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Rough Carpenters has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining

$44,250

from $57,980

Rough Carpenters

$45,414

from $59,310

After adjusting for AI risk, Rough Carpenters offers $1,163 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Service

0

Unique to Rough

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and MiningRough Carpenters
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