Takeover Tracker
31%medium risk
Advertising Sales Agents
vs

43 shared · 24 different

core competencies

43%medium risk
Online Merchants

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricAdvertising Sales AgentsOnline Merchants
Risk Score31.5%42.9%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile48th87th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 1512 / 15
Median Salary$61,460$81,270
Employment97K1.1M

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Selling or Influencing Others
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Sales and Marketing
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Interacting With Computers
Thinking Creatively
Customer and Personal Service
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Advertising Sales Agents

31%

total discount

Online Merchants

27%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

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.

Online Merchants

12 of 15 at risk
89%Calculate purchase subtotals, taxes, and shipping costs for submission to customers.
88%Receive and process payments from customers, using electronic transaction services.
87%Create, manage, or automate orders or invoices, using order management or invoicing software.
85%Order or purchase merchandise to maintain optimal inventory levels.
70%Upload digital media, such as photos, video, or scanned images to online storefront, auction sites, or other shopping Web sites.

Wage Comparison

Online Merchants earns +$19,810(+32%) vs Advertising Sales Agents
Advertising Sales AgentsOnline Merchants
10th
$33,480$46,230
25th
$44,980$60,820
Median
$61,460$81,270
75th
$91,430$110,030
90th
$133,540$147,830

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Advertising Sales Agents2028–2035
Online Merchants2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Advertising Sales Agents has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Online Merchants.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Advertising Sales Agents

$42,125

from $61,460

Online Merchants

$46,421

from $81,270

After adjusting for AI risk, Online Merchants offers $4,297 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Advertising

0

Unique to Online

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Regulatory Barriers
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