Takeover Tracker
28%medium risk
Agricultural Equipment Operators
vs

34 shared · 12 different

core competencies

44%medium risk
Motion Picture Projectionists

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricAgricultural Equipment OperatorsMotion Picture Projectionists
Risk Score28.4%44.2%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile31th90th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)4 / 155 / 15
Median Salary$42,580$38,180
Employment31K2K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Administration and Management
Multilimb Coordination
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Depth Perception
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Personnel and Human Resources
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Operation and Control
Control Precision
Far Vision
Getting Information

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Agricultural Equipment Operators

23%

total discount

Motion Picture Projectionists

22%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Agricultural Equipment Operators

4 of 15 at risk
86%Weigh crop-filled containers, and record weights and other identifying information.
59%Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery.
51%Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions.
51%Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers.
47%Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery.

Motion Picture Projectionists

5 of 15 at risk
78%Monitor operations to ensure that standards for sound and image projection quality are met.
69%Operate equipment to show films in a number of theaters simultaneously.
63%Start projectors and open shutters to project images onto screens.
61%Set up and adjust picture projectors and screens to achieve proper size, illumination, and focus of images, and proper volume and tone of sound.
51%Project motion pictures onto back screens for inclusion in scenes within film or stage productions.

Wage Comparison

Motion Picture Projectionists earns -$4,400(-10%) vs Agricultural Equipment Operators
Agricultural Equipment OperatorsMotion Picture Projectionists
10th
$31,240$24,160
25th
$36,640$29,250
Median
$42,580$38,180
75th
$48,690$75,380
90th
$57,790$82,040

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Agricultural Equipment Operators2028–2035
Motion Picture Projectionists2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Agricultural Equipment Operators has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Motion Picture Projectionists.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Agricultural Equipment Operators

$30,470

from $42,580

Motion Picture Projectionists

$21,304

from $38,180

After adjusting for AI risk, Agricultural Equipment Operators offers $9,166 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Agricultural

0

Unique to Motion

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
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