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

62 shared · 20 different

core competencies

38%medium risk
Pourers and Casters, Metal

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricTank Car, Truck, and Ship LoadersPourers and Casters, Metal
Risk Score39.5%37.7%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile79th74th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 155 / 15
Median Salary$58,070$48,940
Employment11K6K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Transportation
Production and Processing
Administration and Management
Public Safety and Security
Depth Perception
Interacting With Computers
Mechanical
Coaching and Developing Others
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Getting Information
Performing Administrative Activities

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

28%

total discount

Pourers and Casters, Metal

27%

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.

Pourers and Casters, Metal

5 of 15 at risk
84%Read temperature gauges and observe color changes, adjusting furnace flames, torches, or electrical heating units as necessary to melt metal to specifications.
63%Examine molds to ensure they are clean, smooth, and properly coated.
61%Transport metal ingots to storage areas, using forklifts.
59%Stencil identifying information on ingots and pigs, using special hand tools.
51%Turn valves to circulate water through cores, or spray water on filled molds to cool and solidify metal.

Wage Comparison

Pourers and Casters, Metal earns -$9,130(-16%) vs Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship LoadersPourers and Casters, Metal
10th
$38,260$37,250
25th
$47,260$41,410
Median
$58,070$48,940
75th
$71,230$59,850
90th
$88,120$68,030

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders2028–2035
Pourers and Casters, Metal2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Pourers and Casters, Metal has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

$35,144

from $58,070

Pourers and Casters, Metal

$30,475

from $48,940

After adjusting for AI risk, Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders offers $4,669 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Tank

0

Unique to Pourers

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
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