Takeover Tracker

42%medium risk
Wellhead Pumpers
vs

51 shared · 10 different

core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricWellhead PumpersPourers and Casters, Metal
Risk Score42.4%37.7%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile86th74th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 155 / 15
Median Salary$70,010$48,940
Employment17K6K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Training and Teaching Others
Repairing
Mechanical
Operation Monitoring
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Developing Objectives and Strategies
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Operation and Control

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Wellhead Pumpers

24%

total discount

Pourers and Casters, Metal

27%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Wellhead Pumpers

7 of 15 at risk
87%Monitor control panels during pumping operations to ensure that materials are being pumped at the correct pressure, density, rate, and concentration.
86%Gauge oil and gas production.
63%Control pumping and blending equipment to acidize, cement, or fracture gas or oil wells and permeable rock formations.
61%Monitor pumps and flow lines for gas and fluid leaks.
61%Operate engines and pumps to shut off wells according to production schedules, and to switch flow of oil into storage tanks.

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 -$21,070(-30%) vs Wellhead Pumpers
Wellhead PumpersPourers and Casters, Metal
10th
$39,110$37,250
25th
$54,450$41,410
Median
$70,010$48,940
75th
$80,720$59,850
90th
$97,470$68,030

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