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

65 shared · 25 different

core competencies

24%low risk
Sheet Metal Workers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricTank Car, Truck, and Ship LoadersSheet Metal Workers
Risk Score39.5%24.2%
Risk TierMedium RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile79th17th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 157 / 15
Median Salary$58,070$60,850
Employment11K117K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Production and Processing
Public Safety and Security
Interacting With Computers
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Processing Information
Documenting/Recording Information
Performing Administrative Activities
Scheduling Work and Activities
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Getting Information
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Visualization

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

28%

total discount

Sheet Metal Workers

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.

Sheet Metal Workers

7 of 15 at risk
86%Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
86%Verify that heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are designed, installed, and calibrated in accordance with green certification standards, such as those of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
85%Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
84%Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
63%Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.

Wage Comparison

Sheet Metal Workers earns +$2,780(+5%) vs Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship LoadersSheet Metal Workers
10th
$38,260$38,030
25th
$47,260$47,290
Median
$58,070$60,850
75th
$71,230$79,620
90th
$88,120$102,680

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders2028–2035
Sheet Metal Workers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Sheet Metal Workers 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

Sheet Metal Workers

$46,112

from $60,850

After adjusting for AI risk, Sheet Metal Workers offers $10,968 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Tank

0

Unique to Sheet

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
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