Takeover Tracker
33%medium risk
Etchers and Engravers
vs

33 shared · 20 different

core competencies

43%medium risk
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricEtchers and EngraversPainting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Risk Score33.3%42.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile58th86th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 157 / 13
Median Salary$40,450$40,860
Employment8K8K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Processing Information
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Visualization
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Customer and Personal Service
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Analyzing Data or Information
Scheduling Work and Activities
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Control Precision

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Etchers and Engravers

27%

total discount

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

24%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Etchers and Engravers

6 of 15 at risk
86%Use computer software to design patterns for engraving.
86%Measure and compute dimensions of lettering, designs, or patterns to be engraved.
78%Set reduction scales to attain specified sizes of reproduction on workpieces, and set pantograph controls for required heights, depths, and widths of cuts.
78%Examine sketches, diagrams, samples, blueprints, or photographs to decide how designs are to be etched, cut, or engraved onto workpieces.
57%Examine engraving for quality of cut, burrs, rough spots, and irregular or incomplete engraving.

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

7 of 13 at risk
84%Read job orders and inspect workpieces to determine work procedures and materials required.
63%Apply coatings, such as paint, ink, or lacquer, to protect or decorate workpiece surfaces, using spray guns, pens, or brushes.
59%Melt or heat coating materials to specified temperatures.
59%Immerse workpieces into coating materials for specified times.
57%Examine finished surfaces of workpieces to verify conformance to specifications and retouch any defective areas.

Wage Comparison

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers earns +$410(+1%) vs Etchers and Engravers
Etchers and EngraversPainting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
10th
$29,530$28,490
25th
$35,650$34,540
Median
$40,450$40,860
75th
$48,510$50,700
90th
$60,430$62,770

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Etchers and Engravers2028–2035
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Etchers and Engravers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Etchers and Engravers

$26,984

from $40,450

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

$23,482

from $40,860

After adjusting for AI risk, Etchers and Engravers offers $3,502 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Etchers

0

Unique to Painting,

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
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