Takeover Tracker
42%medium risk
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
vs

38 shared · 5 different

core competencies

32%medium risk
Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricTextile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersFoundry Mold and Coremakers
Risk Score42.1%31.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile85th48th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)11 / 155 / 13
Median Salary$38,260$45,700
Employment15K13K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Static Strength
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Operation Monitoring

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

23%

total discount

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

11 of 15 at risk
88%Notify supervisors or repair staff of mechanical malfunctions.
88%Record information about work completed and machine settings.
84%Study guides, loom patterns, samples, charts, or specification sheets, or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine setup requirements.
74%Program electronic equipment.
69%Observe woven cloth to detect weaving defects.

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

5 of 13 at risk
61%Sprinkle or spray parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds.
59%Tend machines that bond cope and drag together to form completed shell molds.
53%Cut spouts, runner holes, and sprue holes into molds.
51%Operate ovens or furnaces to bake cores or to melt, skim, and flux metal.
51%Position patterns inside mold sections and clamp sections together.

Wage Comparison

Foundry Mold and Coremakers earns +$7,440(+19%) vs Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersFoundry Mold and Coremakers
10th
$29,640$36,220
25th
$34,530$39,370
Median
$38,260$45,700
75th
$44,180$51,360
90th
$48,070$61,390

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2028–2035
Foundry Mold and Coremakers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Foundry Mold and Coremakers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

$22,141

from $38,260

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

$31,300

from $45,700

After adjusting for AI risk, Foundry Mold and Coremakers offers $9,159 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Textile

0

Unique to Foundry

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Decision Complexity
Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Regulatory Barriers
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