Takeover Tracker
42%medium risk
Wellhead Pumpers
vs

56 shared · 13 different

core competencies

44%medium risk
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricWellhead PumpersPump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Risk Score42.4%43.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile86th89th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 156 / 14
Median Salary$70,010$60,020
Employment17K13K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Training and Teaching Others
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Computers and Electronics
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Interacting With Computers
Processing Information
Public Safety and Security
Scheduling Work and Activities
Far Vision
Auditory Attention
Repairing

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Wellhead Pumpers

24%

total discount

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

28%

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.

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

6 of 14 at risk
88%Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used, gauging results, and operating times.
86%Monitor gauges and flowmeters and inspect equipment to ensure that tank levels, temperatures, chemical amounts, and pressures are at specified levels, reporting abnormalities as necessary.
86%Read operating schedules or instructions or receive verbal orders to determine amounts to be pumped.
78%Communicate with other workers, using signals, radios, or telephones, to start and stop flows of materials or substances.
77%Test materials and solutions, using testing equipment.

Wage Comparison

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers earns -$9,990(-14%) vs Wellhead Pumpers
Wellhead PumpersPump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
10th
$39,110$37,850
25th
$54,450$47,270
Median
$70,010$60,020
75th
$80,720$75,160
90th
$97,470$89,660

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Wellhead Pumpers2028–2035
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Wellhead Pumpers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Wellhead Pumpers

$40,326

from $70,010

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

$33,893

from $60,020

After adjusting for AI risk, Wellhead Pumpers offers $6,432 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Wellhead

0

Unique to Pump

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Regulatory Barriers
Creativity
Decision Complexity
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