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

49 shared · 3 different

core competencies

20%low risk
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricWelding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersRefractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
Risk Score44.6%20.1%
Risk TierMedium RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile90th7th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)11 / 152 / 15
Median Salary$47,060$58,540
Employment36K1K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Mechanical
Controlling Machines and Processes
Repairing

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

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

25%

total discount

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

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.

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

2 of 15 at risk
53%Transfer clay structures to curing ovens, melting tanks, and drawing kilns, using forklifts.
51%Mix specified amounts of sand, clay, mortar powder, and water to form refractory clay or mortar, using shovels or mixing machines.
49%Fasten stopper heads to rods with metal pins to assemble refractory stoppers used to plug pouring nozzles of steel ladles.
49%Dump and tamp clay in molds, using tamping tools.
47%Measure furnace walls to determine dimensions and cut required number of sheets from plastic block, using saws.

Wage Comparison

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons earns +$11,480(+24%) vs Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersRefractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
10th
$35,780$37,050
25th
$39,480$48,380
Median
$47,060$58,540
75th
$55,870$73,940
90th
$66,190$81,440

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2028–2035
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons 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

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

$46,768

from $58,540

After adjusting for AI risk, Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons offers $20,682 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Welding,

0

Unique to Refractory

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
Creativity
Social Intelligence
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