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

58 shared · 7 different

core competencies

38%medium risk
Pourers and Casters, Metal

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricWelding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersPourers and Casters, Metal
Risk Score44.6%37.7%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile90th74th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)11 / 155 / 15
Median Salary$47,060$48,940
Employment36K6K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Handling and Moving Objects
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Documenting/Recording Information
Public Safety and Security
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Visual Color Discrimination
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

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

25%

total discount

Pourers and Casters, Metal

27%

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.

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 +$1,880(+4%) vs Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersPourers and Casters, Metal
10th
$35,780$37,250
25th
$39,480$41,410
Median
$47,060$48,940
75th
$55,870$59,850
90th
$66,190$68,030

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2028–2035
Pourers and Casters, Metal2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Pourers and Casters, Metal 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

Pourers and Casters, Metal

$30,475

from $48,940

After adjusting for AI risk, Pourers and Casters, Metal offers $4,390 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Welding,

0

Unique to Pourers

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Regulatory Barriers
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
Fine Manipulation
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