Takeover Tracker
31%medium risk
Advertising and Promotions Managers
vs

53 shared · 19 different

core competencies

31%medium risk
Advertising Sales Agents

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricAdvertising and Promotions ManagersAdvertising Sales Agents
Risk Score30.8%31.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile43th48th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 157 / 15
Median Salary$126,960$61,460
Employment21K97K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Selling or Influencing Others
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Administration and Management
Communications and Media
Management of Personnel Resources
Deductive Reasoning
Systems Evaluation
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
Problem Sensitivity
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Time Management

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Advertising and Promotions Managers

32%

total discount

Advertising Sales Agents

31%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Advertising and Promotions Managers

7 of 15 at risk
87%Create media notices about events.
85%Coordinate with the media to disseminate advertising.
83%Prepare budgets and submit estimates for program costs as part of campaign plan development.
72%Gather and organize information to plan advertising campaigns.
53%Plan and execute advertising policies and strategies for organizations.

Advertising Sales Agents

7 of 15 at risk
85%Draw up contracts for advertising work and collect payments due.
85%Deliver advertising or illustration proofs to customers for approval.
76%Provide clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products or services.
76%Prepare promotional plans, sales literature, media kits, and sales contracts, using computer.
69%Process all correspondence and paperwork related to accounts.

Wage Comparison

Advertising Sales Agents earns -$65,500(-52%) vs Advertising and Promotions Managers
Advertising and Promotions ManagersAdvertising Sales Agents
10th
$63,000$33,480
25th
$85,990$44,980
Median
$126,960$61,460
75th
$178,570$91,430
90th
$239,200$133,540

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Advertising and Promotions Managers2028–2035
Advertising Sales Agents2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Advertising and Promotions Managers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Advertising Sales Agents.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Advertising and Promotions Managers

$87,806

from $126,960

Advertising Sales Agents

$42,125

from $61,460

After adjusting for AI risk, Advertising and Promotions Managers offers $45,681 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Advertising

0

Unique to Advertising

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Creativity
Decision Complexity
Fine Manipulation
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