Takeover Tracker
46%medium risk
Log Graders and Scalers
vs

64 shared · 15 different

core competencies

23%low risk
Pest Control Workers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricLog Graders and ScalersPest Control Workers
Risk Score46.2%23.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile93th15th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)9 / 144 / 15
Median Salary$46,710$44,730
Employment3K96K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Production and Processing
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Interacting With Computers
Customer and Personal Service
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Selling or Influencing Others
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Processing Information

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Log Graders and Scalers

27%

total discount

Pest Control Workers

31%

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.

Pest Control Workers

4 of 15 at risk
84%Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service.
68%Record work activities performed.
57%Dig up and burn, or spray weeds with herbicides.
55%Study preliminary reports or diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation.
49%Post warning signs and lock building doors to secure area to be fumigated.

Wage Comparison

Pest Control Workers earns -$1,980(-4%) vs Log Graders and Scalers
Log Graders and ScalersPest Control Workers
10th
$35,050$32,460
25th
$38,390$37,060
Median
$46,710$44,730
75th
$56,200$49,300
90th
$63,370$61,410

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Log Graders and Scalers2028–2035
Pest Control Workers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Pest Control Workers 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

Pest Control Workers

$34,232

from $44,730

After adjusting for AI risk, Pest Control Workers offers $9,093 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Log

0

Unique to Pest

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
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