Takeover Tracker

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricTextile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersFoundry Mold and Coremakers
Risk Score36.9%31.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile72th48th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)11 / 155 / 13
Median Salary$37,660$45,700
Employment21K13K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Operation Monitoring
Operation and Control
Documenting/Recording Information
Visual Color Discrimination
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Production and Processing
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Quality Control Analysis
Perceptual Speed
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Analyzing Data or Information
Developing and Building Teams

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

27%

total discount

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

11 of 15 at risk
88%Record production data such as numbers and types of bobbins wound.
80%Study guides, samples, charts, and specification sheets, or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine setup requirements.
69%Stop machines when specified amount of products has been produced.
63%Inspect products to verify that they meet specifications and to determine whether machine adjustment is needed.
63%Observe operations to detect defects, malfunctions, or supply shortages.

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 +$8,040(+21%) vs Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersFoundry Mold and Coremakers
10th
$30,380$36,220
25th
$35,270$39,370
Median
$37,660$45,700
75th
$40,970$51,360
90th
$46,940$61,390

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders20282035
Foundry Mold and Coremakers20282035
20242030203520402045

Foundry Mold and Coremakers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

$23,779

from $37,660

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

$31,300

from $45,700

After adjusting for AI risk, Foundry Mold and Coremakers offers $7,521 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

Creativity
Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
Regulatory Barriers
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersFoundry Mold and Coremakers