Takeover Tracker
26%medium risk
Elevator Installers and Repairers
vs

67 shared · 26 different

core competencies

16%low risk
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricElevator Installers and RepairersFarm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
Risk Score25.8%16.3%
Risk TierMedium RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile22th2th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 153 / 14
Median Salary$106,580$52,080
Employment23K37K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Building and Construction
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
Customer and Personal Service
Performing General Physical Activities
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Coaching and Developing Others
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Public Safety and Security
Design
Handling and Moving Objects
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Elevator Installers and Repairers

32%

total discount

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

29%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Elevator Installers and Repairers

6 of 15 at risk
88%Maintain log books that detail all repairs and checks performed.
77%Check that safety regulations and building codes are met, and complete service reports verifying conformance to standards.
74%Test newly installed equipment to ensure that it meets specifications, such as stopping at floors for set amounts of time.
73%Inspect wiring connections, control panel hookups, door installations, and alignments and clearances of cars and hoistways to ensure that equipment will operate properly.
55%Read and interpret blueprints to determine the layout of system components, frameworks, and foundations, and to select installation equipment.

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

3 of 14 at risk
86%Record details of repairs made and parts used.
67%Calculate bills according to record of repairs made, labor time, and parts used.
51%Examine and listen to equipment, read inspection reports, and confer with customers to locate and diagnose malfunctions.
47%Clean and lubricate parts.
17%Drive trucks to haul tools and equipment for on-site repair of large machinery.

Wage Comparison

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians earns -$54,500(-51%) vs Elevator Installers and Repairers
Elevator Installers and RepairersFarm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
10th
$54,720$36,920
25th
$76,700$45,660
Median
$106,580$52,080
75th
$131,740$63,070
90th
$149,250$76,860

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Elevator Installers and Repairers2028–2035
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Elevator Installers and Repairers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Elevator Installers and Repairers

$79,050

from $106,580

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

$43,570

from $52,080

After adjusting for AI risk, Elevator Installers and Repairers offers $35,480 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Elevator

0

Unique to Farm

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
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