Takeover Tracker
46%medium risk
Log Graders and Scalers
vs

53 shared · 17 different

core competencies

33%medium risk
Etchers and Engravers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricLog Graders and ScalersEtchers and Engravers
Risk Score46.2%33.3%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile93th58th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)9 / 146 / 15
Median Salary$46,710$40,450
Employment3K8K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Controlling Machines and Processes
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Performing Administrative Activities
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Documenting/Recording Information
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Log Graders and Scalers

27%

total discount

Etchers and Engravers

27%

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.

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.

Wage Comparison

Etchers and Engravers earns -$6,260(-13%) vs Log Graders and Scalers
Log Graders and ScalersEtchers and Engravers
10th
$35,050$29,530
25th
$38,390$35,650
Median
$46,710$40,450
75th
$56,200$48,510
90th
$63,370$60,430

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Log Graders and Scalers2028–2035
Etchers and Engravers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Etchers and Engravers 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

Etchers and Engravers

$26,984

from $40,450

After adjusting for AI risk, Etchers and Engravers offers $1,845 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Log

0

Unique to Etchers

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
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