Takeover Tracker

30%medium risk
Marketing Managers
vs

63 shared · 21 different

core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricMarketing ManagersPurchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Risk Score29.8%37.7%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile38th74th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 1510 / 15
Median Salary$161,030N/A
Employment385KN/A

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Sales and Marketing
Selling or Influencing Others
Communications and Media
Fluency of Ideas
Production and Processing
Law and Government
Documenting/Recording Information
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Originality
Thinking Creatively
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Marketing Managers

33%

total discount

Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

31%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Marketing Managers

5 of 15 at risk
71%Compile lists describing product or service offerings.
56%Use sales forecasting or strategic planning to ensure the sale and profitability of products, lines, or services, analyzing business developments and monitoring market trends.
54%Identify, develop, or evaluate marketing strategy, based on knowledge of establishment objectives, market characteristics, and cost and markup factors.
53%Develop pricing strategies, balancing firm objectives and customer satisfaction.
51%Evaluate the financial aspects of product development, such as budgets, expenditures, research and development appropriations, or return-on-investment and profit-loss projections.

Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

10 of 15 at risk
87%Maintain and review computerized or manual records of purchased items, costs, deliveries, product performance, and inventories.
81%Monitor shipments to ensure that goods come in on time, and resolve problems related to undelivered goods.
72%Prepare purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services.
66%Review catalogs, industry periodicals, directories, trade journals, and Internet sites and consult with other department personnel to locate necessary goods and services.
61%Monitor and follow applicable laws and regulations.

Wage Comparison

Marketing ManagersPurchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
10th
$81,900N/A
25th
$111,210N/A
Median
$161,030N/A
75th
$211,080N/A
90th
$239,200N/A

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