Takeover Tracker
31%medium risk
Advertising Sales Agents
vs

50 shared · 19 different

core competencies

33%medium risk
Real Estate Brokers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricAdvertising Sales AgentsReal Estate Brokers
Risk Score31.5%32.9%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile48th56th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 158 / 15
Median Salary$61,460$72,280
Employment97K50K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Selling or Influencing Others
Law and Government
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Administration and Management
Sales and Marketing
Communications and Media
Thinking Creatively
Psychology
Economics and Accounting
Analyzing Data or Information
Fluency of Ideas

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Advertising Sales Agents

31%

total discount

Real Estate Brokers

30%

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.

Real Estate Brokers

8 of 15 at risk
87%Arrange for title searches of properties being sold.
85%Monitor fulfillment of purchase contract terms to ensure that they are handled in a timely manner.
77%Check work completed by loan officers, attorneys, or other professionals to ensure that it is performed properly.
70%Generate lists of properties for sale, their locations, descriptions, and available financing options, using computers.
69%Arrange for financing of property purchases.

Wage Comparison

Real Estate Brokers earns +$10,820(+18%) vs Advertising Sales Agents
Advertising Sales AgentsReal Estate Brokers
10th
$33,480$36,920
25th
$44,980$48,200
Median
$61,460$72,280
75th
$91,430$114,220
90th
$133,540$166,730

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Advertising Sales Agents2028–2035
Real Estate Brokers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Advertising Sales Agents has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Real Estate Brokers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Advertising Sales Agents

$42,125

from $61,460

Real Estate Brokers

$48,485

from $72,280

After adjusting for AI risk, Real Estate Brokers offers $6,361 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Advertising

0

Unique to Real

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
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