Takeover Tracker

51%high risk
Data Entry Keyers
vs

36 shared · 13 different

core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricData Entry KeyersPayroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Risk Score50.9%58.9%
Risk TierHigh RiskHigh Risk
Risk Percentile97th99th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 915 / 15
Median Salary$39,850$55,290
Employment135K157K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

English Language
Law and Government
Finger Dexterity
Training and Teaching Others
Mathematical Reasoning
Personnel and Human Resources
Number Facility
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Getting Information
Interacting With Computers
Oral Expression

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Data Entry Keyers

27%

total discount

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

23%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Data Entry Keyers

7 of 9 at risk
88%Maintain logs of activities and completed work.
87%Compare data with source documents, or re-enter data in verification format to detect errors.
86%Locate and correct data entry errors, or report them to supervisors.
85%Resolve garbled or indecipherable messages, using cryptographic procedures and equipment.
64%Compile, sort, and verify the accuracy of data before it is entered.

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

15 of 15 at risk
87%Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
87%Complete time sheets showing employees' arrival and departure times.
87%Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees.
86%Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
86%Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.

Wage Comparison

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks earns +$15,440(+39%) vs Data Entry Keyers
Data Entry KeyersPayroll and Timekeeping Clerks
10th
$30,100$36,670
25th
$34,900$45,440
Median
$39,850$55,290
75th
$47,260$65,750
90th
$56,930$78,830

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