Takeover Tracker
22%low risk
Chiropractors
vs

62 shared · 25 different

core competencies

24%low risk
Occupational Therapists

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricChiropractorsOccupational Therapists
Risk Score21.8%23.9%
Risk TierLow RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile11th16th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)4 / 133 / 15
Median Salary$79,000$98,340
Employment38K152K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Therapy and Counseling
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Psychology
Performing General Physical Activities
Sociology and Anthropology
Biology
Selling or Influencing Others
Personnel and Human Resources
Clerical
Thinking Creatively
Computers and Electronics
Operations Analysis

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Chiropractors

36%

total discount

Occupational Therapists

39%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Chiropractors

4 of 13 at risk
87%Maintain accurate case histories of patients.
59%Analyze x-rays to locate the sources of patients' difficulties and to rule out fractures or diseases as sources of problems.
57%Obtain and record patients' medical histories.
51%Recommend and arrange for diagnostic procedures, such as blood chemistry tests, saliva tests, x-rays, or other imaging procedures.
47%Take x-rays.

Occupational Therapists

3 of 15 at risk
61%Complete and maintain necessary records.
57%Select activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental or physical capabilities.
51%Conduct research in occupational therapy.
47%Evaluate patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress.
47%Lay out materials such as puzzles, scissors and eating utensils for use in therapy, and clean and repair these tools after therapy sessions.

Wage Comparison

Occupational Therapists earns +$19,340(+24%) vs Chiropractors
ChiropractorsOccupational Therapists
10th
$44,780$67,090
25th
$59,320$80,490
Median
$79,000$98,340
75th
$104,000$110,460
90th
$149,990$129,830

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Chiropractors2028–2035
Occupational Therapists2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Chiropractors has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Occupational Therapists.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Chiropractors

$61,786

from $79,000

Occupational Therapists

$74,856

from $98,340

After adjusting for AI risk, Occupational Therapists offers $13,071 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Chiropractors

0

Unique to Occupational

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
Fine Manipulation
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