Takeover Tracker
32%medium risk
Anthropologists
vs

46 shared · 33 different

core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricAnthropologistsHistory Teachers, Postsecondary
Risk Score31.6%31.3%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile48th47th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 158 / 15
Median Salary$64,910$81,500
Employment8K20K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Sociology and Anthropology
Analyzing Data or Information
Science
Processing Information
Philosophy and Theology
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
History and Archeology
Training and Teaching Others
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Getting Information
Documenting/Recording Information
English Language

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Anthropologists

33%

total discount

History Teachers, Postsecondary

29%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Anthropologists

7 of 15 at risk
71%Create data records for use in describing and analyzing social patterns and processes, using photography, videography, and audio recordings.
57%Write grant proposals to obtain funding for research.
54%Plan and direct research to characterize and compare the economic, demographic, health care, social, political, linguistic, and religious institutions of distinct cultural groups, communities, and organizations.
53%Write about and present research findings for a variety of specialized and general audiences.
52%Identify key individual cultural collaborators, using reputational and positional selection techniques.

History Teachers, Postsecondary

8 of 15 at risk
87%Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
72%Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
68%Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
54%Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
52%Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.

Wage Comparison

History Teachers, Postsecondary earns +$16,590(+26%) vs Anthropologists
AnthropologistsHistory Teachers, Postsecondary
10th
$44,510$47,730
25th
$51,240$62,370
Median
$64,910$81,500
75th
$83,080$106,770
90th
$104,510$158,140

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Anthropologists20282035
History Teachers, Postsecondary20282035
20242030203520402045

History Teachers, Postsecondary has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Anthropologists.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Anthropologists

$44,411

from $64,910

History Teachers, Postsecondary

$55,966

from $81,500

After adjusting for AI risk, History Teachers, Postsecondary offers $11,555 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Anthropologists

0

Unique to History

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Creativity
Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
AnthropologistsHistory Teachers, Postsecondary