Takeover Tracker
40%medium risk
Accountants
vs

39 shared · 28 different

core competencies

59%high risk
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricAccountantsPayroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Risk Score40.4%58.9%
Risk TierMedium RiskHigh Risk
Risk Percentile82th99th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)8 / 1515 / 15
Median Salary$81,680$55,290
Employment1.4M157K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Economics and Accounting
Training and Teaching Others
Interacting With Computers
Law and Government
Systems AnalysisAI-Augmented
Developing and Building Teams
Number Facility
Developing Objectives and Strategies
Deductive Reasoning
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Inductive Reasoning

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Accountants

28%

total discount

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

23%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Accountants

8 of 15 at risk
86%Process invoices for payment.
85%Review accounts for discrepancies and reconcile differences.
84%Prepare adjusting journal entries.
80%Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting, or other tax requirements.
78%Maintain or examine the records of government agencies.

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

15 of 15 at risk
87%Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
87%Complete time sheets showing employees' arrival and departure times.
87%Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees.
86%Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
86%Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.

Wage Comparison

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks earns -$26,390(-32%) vs Accountants
AccountantsPayroll and Timekeeping Clerks
10th
$52,780$36,670
25th
$64,660$45,440
Median
$81,680$55,290
75th
$106,450$65,750
90th
$141,420$78,830

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Accountants2028–2035
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Accountants has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Accountants

$48,689

from $81,680

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

$22,746

from $55,290

After adjusting for AI risk, Accountants offers $25,943 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Accountants

0

Unique to Payroll

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
Regulatory Barriers
AccountantsPayroll and Timekeeping Clerks
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