Takeover Tracker
26%medium risk
Elevator Installers and Repairers
vs

71 shared · 18 different

core competencies

25%medium risk
Solar Photovoltaic Installers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricElevator Installers and RepairersSolar Photovoltaic Installers
Risk Score25.8%25.2%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile22th20th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 156 / 15
Median Salary$106,580$51,860
Employment23K28K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
Controlling Machines and Processes
Computers and Electronics
Customer and Personal Service
Public Safety and Security
Mechanical
Interacting With Computers
Repairing
Physics
Equipment MaintenanceAI-Resistant
Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Elevator Installers and Repairers

32%

total discount

Solar Photovoltaic Installers

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.

Solar Photovoltaic Installers

6 of 15 at risk
86%Examine designs to determine current requirements for all parts of the photovoltaic (PV) system electrical circuit.
86%Visually inspect and test photovoltaic (PV) modules or systems.
84%Program, adjust, or configure inverters and controls for desired set points and operating modes.
74%Test operating voltages to ensure operation within acceptable limits for power conditioning equipment, such as inverters and controllers.
55%Identify installation locations with proper orientation, area, solar access, or structural integrity for photovoltaic (PV) arrays.

Wage Comparison

Solar Photovoltaic Installers earns -$54,720(-51%) vs Elevator Installers and Repairers
Elevator Installers and RepairersSolar Photovoltaic Installers
10th
$54,720$39,070
25th
$76,700$46,040
Median
$106,580$51,860
75th
$131,740$63,020
90th
$149,250$80,150

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Elevator Installers and Repairers2028–2035
Solar Photovoltaic Installers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Solar Photovoltaic Installers 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

Solar Photovoltaic Installers

$38,791

from $51,860

After adjusting for AI risk, Elevator Installers and Repairers offers $40,259 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Elevator

0

Unique to Solar

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Creativity
Social Intelligence
Elevator Installers and RepairersSolar Photovoltaic Installers
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