Takeover Tracker
45%medium risk
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
vs

50 shared · 6 different

core competencies

32%medium risk
Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricWelding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersFoundry Mold and Coremakers
Risk Score44.6%31.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile90th48th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)11 / 155 / 13
Median Salary$47,060$45,700
Employment36K13K

Skill Comparison

|

Sorted by largest difference

Handling and Moving Objects
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Operation Monitoring
Controlling Machines and Processes
Operation and Control
Speaking

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

25%

total discount

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

11 of 15 at risk
87%Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
87%Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
86%Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
63%Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
63%Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.

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 -$1,360(-3%) vs Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersFoundry Mold and Coremakers
10th
$35,780$36,220
25th
$39,480$39,370
Median
$47,060$45,700
75th
$55,870$51,360
90th
$66,190$61,390

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing 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 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

$26,085

from $47,060

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

$31,300

from $45,700

After adjusting for AI risk, Foundry Mold and Coremakers offers $5,215 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Welding,

0

Unique to Foundry

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Creativity
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersFoundry Mold and Coremakers
Find transitions from Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersFind transitions from Foundry Mold and Coremakers