Takeover Tracker
9%low risk
Athletes and Sports Competitors
vs

58 shared · 28 different

core competencies

28%medium risk
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricAthletes and Sports CompetitorsPesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
Risk Score9.2%28.0%
Risk TierLow RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile0th30th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)1 / 93 / 12
Median Salary$62,360$45,200
Employment14K25K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Analyzing Data or Information
Stamina
Dynamic Strength
Developing Objectives and Strategies
Gross Body Coordination
Personnel and Human Resources
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Coaching and Developing Others
Processing Information
Communications and Media
Developing and Building Teams
Extent Flexibility

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Athletes and Sports Competitors

32%

total discount

Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

28%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Athletes and Sports Competitors

1 of 9 at risk
53%Assess performance following athletic competition, identifying strengths and weaknesses and making adjustments to improve future performance.
37%Maintain equipment used in a particular sport.
17%Represent teams or professional sports clubs, performing such activities as meeting with members of the media, making speeches, or participating in charity events.
15%Receive instructions from coaches or other sports staff prior to events and discuss performance afterwards.
15%Lead teams by serving as captain.

Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

3 of 12 at risk
87%Record information about pesticide applications, such as the type used and amount applied.
86%Establish driving routes for pesticide applications.
59%Identify lawn or plant diseases to determine the appropriate course of treatment.
49%Mix pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides for application to trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops.
49%Fill sprayer tanks with water and chemicals, according to formulas.

Wage Comparison

Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation earns -$17,160(-28%) vs Athletes and Sports Competitors
Athletes and Sports CompetitorsPesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
10th
$24,960$34,590
25th
$36,750$38,040
Median
$62,360$45,200
75th
$130,770$50,960
90th
$239,200$58,910

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Athletes and Sports Competitors2028–2035
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Athletes and Sports Competitors has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Athletes and Sports Competitors

$56,623

from $62,360

Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

$32,535

from $45,200

After adjusting for AI risk, Athletes and Sports Competitors offers $24,088 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Athletes

0

Unique to Pesticide

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Decision Complexity
Creativity
Social Intelligence
Regulatory Barriers
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