Takeover Tracker
39%medium risk
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
vs

70 shared · 19 different

core competencies

44%medium risk
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricTank Car, Truck, and Ship LoadersMetal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Risk Score39.5%44.2%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile79th90th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 157 / 15
Median Salary$58,070$55,770
Employment11K20K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Transportation
Interacting With Computers
Public Safety and Security
Performing Administrative Activities
Customer and Personal Service
Processing Information
Scheduling Work and Activities
Coaching and Developing Others
Assisting and Caring for Others
Documenting/Recording Information
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Production and Processing

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

28%

total discount

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

26%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

6 of 15 at risk
88%Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, gauge readings, and operating times, manually or using computers.
84%Verify tank car, barge, or truck load numbers to ensure car placement accuracy based on written or verbal instructions.
78%Monitor product movement to and from storage tanks, coordinating activities with other workers to ensure constant product flow.
74%Lower gauge rods into tanks or read meters to verify contents, temperatures, and volumes of liquid loads.
74%Check conditions and weights of vessels to ensure cleanliness and compliance with loading procedures.

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

7 of 15 at risk
88%Record production data, and maintain production logs.
84%Observe air and temperature gauges or metal color and fluidity, and turn fuel valves or adjust controls to maintain required temperatures.
84%Observe operations inside furnaces, using television screens, to ensure that problems do not occur.
74%Draw smelted metal samples from furnaces or kettles for analysis, and calculate types and amounts of materials needed to ensure that materials meet specifications.
67%Regulate supplies of fuel and air, or control flow of electric current and water coolant to heat furnaces and adjust temperatures.

Wage Comparison

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders earns -$2,300(-4%) vs Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship LoadersMetal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
10th
$38,260$38,760
25th
$47,260$46,550
Median
$58,070$55,770
75th
$71,230$65,070
90th
$88,120$80,280

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders2028–2035
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

$35,144

from $58,070

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

$31,120

from $55,770

After adjusting for AI risk, Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders offers $4,024 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Tank

0

Unique to Metal-Refining

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
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