Takeover Tracker
27%medium risk
Hearing Aid Specialists
vs

55 shared · 22 different

core competencies

31%medium risk
Real Estate Sales Agents

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricHearing Aid SpecialistsReal Estate Sales Agents
Risk Score26.9%31.2%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile25th45th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)2 / 115 / 15
Median Salary$61,560$56,320
Employment11K191K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Education and Training
Assisting and Caring for Others
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Law and Government
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
NegotiationAI-Resistant
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Selling or Influencing Others
Psychology
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Hearing Sensitivity

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Hearing Aid Specialists

33%

total discount

Real Estate Sales Agents

32%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Hearing Aid Specialists

2 of 11 at risk
84%Administer basic hearing tests including air conduction, bone conduction, or speech audiometry tests.
78%Assist audiologists in performing aural procedures, such as real ear measurements, speech audiometry, auditory brainstem responses, electronystagmography, and cochlear implant mapping.
49%Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in audiology.
47%Perform basic screening procedures, such as pure tone screening, otoacoustic screening, immittance screening, and screening of ear canal status using otoscope.
47%Diagnose and treat hearing or related disabilities under the direction of an audiologist.

Real Estate Sales Agents

5 of 15 at risk
86%Arrange for title searches to determine whether clients have clear property titles.
85%Prepare documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, deeds, and leases.
69%Generate lists of properties that are compatible with buyers' needs and financial resources.
68%Coordinate property closings, overseeing signing of documents and disbursement of funds.
51%Compare a property with similar properties that have recently sold to determine its competitive market price.

Wage Comparison

Real Estate Sales Agents earns -$5,240(-9%) vs Hearing Aid Specialists
Hearing Aid SpecialistsReal Estate Sales Agents
10th
$36,950$31,940
25th
$47,150$38,940
Median
$61,560$56,320
75th
$78,110$85,440
90th
$91,000$125,140

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Hearing Aid Specialists2028–2035
Real Estate Sales Agents2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Hearing Aid Specialists has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Real Estate Sales Agents.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Hearing Aid Specialists

$44,976

from $61,560

Real Estate Sales Agents

$38,759

from $56,320

After adjusting for AI risk, Hearing Aid Specialists offers $6,216 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Hearing

0

Unique to Real

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
Regulatory Barriers
Hearing Aid SpecialistsReal Estate Sales Agents
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