Takeover Tracker
41%medium risk
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
vs

46 shared · 10 different

core competencies

48%medium risk
Counter and Rental Clerks

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricHotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksCounter and Rental Clerks
Risk Score41.1%48.3%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile84th96th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)10 / 1511 / 15
Median Salary$34,270$38,540
Employment261K399K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

English Language
Public Safety and Security
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Clerical
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Processing Information
Performing Administrative Activities
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Customer and Personal Service
Analyzing Data or Information

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

30%

total discount

Counter and Rental Clerks

26%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

10 of 15 at risk
88%Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.
88%Post charges, such as those for rooms, food, liquor, or telephone calls, to ledgers, manually or by using computers.
88%Advise housekeeping staff when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning.
88%Perform bookkeeping activities, such as balancing accounts and conducting nightly audits.
86%Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.

Counter and Rental Clerks

11 of 15 at risk
88%Compute charges for merchandise or services and receive payments.
88%Prepare rental forms, obtaining customer signature and other information, such as required licenses.
88%Keep records of transactions and of the number of customers entering an establishment.
88%Reserve items for requested times and keep records of items rented.
84%Rent items, arrange for provision of services to customers, and accept returns.

Wage Comparison

Counter and Rental Clerks earns +$4,270(+12%) vs Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksCounter and Rental Clerks
10th
$26,600$28,580
25th
$29,210$34,200
Median
$34,270$38,540
75th
$37,430$48,290
90th
$44,720$62,030

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks2028–2035
Counter and Rental Clerks2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Counter and Rental Clerks.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

$20,185

from $34,270

Counter and Rental Clerks

$19,921

from $38,540

After adjusting for AI risk, Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks offers $264 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Hotel,

0

Unique to Counter

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Decision Complexity
Regulatory Barriers
Social Intelligence
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksCounter and Rental Clerks
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