Takeover Tracker
33%medium risk
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
vs

33 shared · 14 different

core competencies

20%low risk
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricLandscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersRefractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
Risk Score33.4%20.1%
Risk TierMedium RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile59th7th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 152 / 15
Median Salary$38,090$58,540
Employment943K1K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Mechanical
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Performing General Physical Activities
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Static Strength
Processing Information
Assisting and Caring for Others
Handling and Moving Objects
Operation Monitoring
Equipment MaintenanceAI-Resistant
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Repairing

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

24%

total discount

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

7 of 15 at risk
86%Use irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste.
84%Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage.
59%Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain-saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
55%Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
53%Shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots and spread salt in those areas.

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

2 of 15 at risk
53%Transfer clay structures to curing ovens, melting tanks, and drawing kilns, using forklifts.
51%Mix specified amounts of sand, clay, mortar powder, and water to form refractory clay or mortar, using shovels or mixing machines.
49%Fasten stopper heads to rods with metal pins to assemble refractory stoppers used to plug pouring nozzles of steel ladles.
49%Dump and tamp clay in molds, using tamping tools.
47%Measure furnace walls to determine dimensions and cut required number of sheets from plastic block, using saws.

Wage Comparison

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons earns +$20,450(+54%) vs Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Landscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersRefractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
10th
$29,990$37,050
25th
$35,250$48,380
Median
$38,090$58,540
75th
$45,870$73,940
90th
$53,900$81,440

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers2028–2035
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

$25,357

from $38,090

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

$46,768

from $58,540

After adjusting for AI risk, Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons offers $21,411 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Landscaping

0

Unique to Refractory

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
Regulatory Barriers
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