Takeover Tracker
46%medium risk
Log Graders and Scalers
vs

59 shared · 13 different

core competencies

32%medium risk
Cooks, Restaurant

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricLog Graders and ScalersCooks, Restaurant
Risk Score46.2%31.6%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile93th48th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)9 / 145 / 15
Median Salary$46,710$36,830
Employment3K1.5M

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Documenting/Recording Information
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Customer and Personal Service
Production and Processing
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Interacting With Computers
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
English Language
Performing Administrative Activities
Monitoring and Controlling Resources

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Log Graders and Scalers

27%

total discount

Cooks, Restaurant

28%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Log Graders and Scalers

9 of 14 at risk
88%Weigh log trucks before and after unloading, and record load weights and supplier identities.
86%Record data about individual trees or load volumes into tally books or hand-held collection terminals.
86%Measure felled logs or loads of pulpwood to calculate volume, weight, dimensions, and marketable value, using measuring devices and conversion tables.
84%Evaluate log characteristics and determine grades, using established criteria.
84%Identify logs of substandard or special grade so that they can be returned to shippers, regraded, recut, or transferred for other processing.

Cooks, Restaurant

5 of 15 at risk
86%Estimate expected food consumption, requisition or purchase supplies, or procure food from storage.
77%Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
71%Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
59%Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes or personal judgment, using various kitchen utensils and equipment.
58%Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.

Wage Comparison

Cooks, Restaurant earns -$9,880(-21%) vs Log Graders and Scalers
Log Graders and ScalersCooks, Restaurant
10th
$35,050$28,010
25th
$38,390$31,310
Median
$46,710$36,830
75th
$56,200$43,610
90th
$63,370$47,340

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Log Graders and Scalers2028–2035
Cooks, Restaurant2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Cooks, Restaurant has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Log Graders and Scalers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Log Graders and Scalers

$25,139

from $46,710

Cooks, Restaurant

$25,192

from $36,830

After adjusting for AI risk, Cooks, Restaurant offers $52 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Log

0

Unique to Cooks,

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
Fine Manipulation
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