Takeover Tracker
42%medium risk
Wellhead Pumpers
vs

42 shared · 10 different

core competencies

20%low risk
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricWellhead PumpersRefractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
Risk Score42.4%20.1%
Risk TierMedium RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile86th7th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 152 / 15
Median Salary$70,010$58,540
Employment17K1K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Documenting/Recording Information
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Training and Teaching Others
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Controlling Machines and Processes
Operation Monitoring
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Operation and Control
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Production and Processing

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Wellhead Pumpers

24%

total discount

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

25%

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.

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 -$11,470(-16%) vs Wellhead Pumpers
Wellhead PumpersRefractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
10th
$39,110$37,050
25th
$54,450$48,380
Median
$70,010$58,540
75th
$80,720$73,940
90th
$97,470$81,440

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Wellhead Pumpers2028–2035
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Wellhead Pumpers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Wellhead Pumpers

$40,326

from $70,010

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

$46,768

from $58,540

After adjusting for AI risk, Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons offers $6,442 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Wellhead

0

Unique to Refractory

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
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