Takeover Tracker
30%medium risk
Marriage and Family Therapists
vs

49 shared · 26 different

core competencies

28%medium risk
Speech-Language Pathologists

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricMarriage and Family TherapistsSpeech-Language Pathologists
Risk Score30.3%27.6%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile40th28th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)3 / 155 / 15
Median Salary$63,780$95,410
Employment66K179K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Therapy and Counseling
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Psychology
Coaching and Developing Others
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
English Language
Assisting and Caring for Others
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
Hearing Sensitivity
Social PerceptivenessAI-Resistant
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Marriage and Family Therapists

36%

total discount

Speech-Language Pathologists

34%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Marriage and Family Therapists

3 of 15 at risk
86%Maintain case files that include activities, progress notes, evaluations, and recommendations.
72%Provide instructions to clients on how to obtain help with legal, financial, and other personal issues.
53%Develop and implement individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior, and other personal issues.
43%Ask questions that will help clients identify their feelings and behaviors.
43%Counsel clients on concerns, such as unsatisfactory relationships, divorce and separation, child rearing, home management, or financial difficulties.

Speech-Language Pathologists

5 of 15 at risk
86%Write reports and maintain proper documentation of information, such as client Medicaid or billing records or caseload activities, including the initial evaluation, treatment, progress, and discharge of clients.
85%Complete administrative responsibilities, such as coordinating paperwork, scheduling case management activities, or writing lesson plans.
53%Monitor patients' progress and adjust treatments accordingly.
51%Evaluate hearing or speech and language test results, barium swallow results, or medical or background information to diagnose and plan treatment for speech, language, fluency, voice, or swallowing disorders.
51%Develop individual or group activities or programs in schools to deal with behavior, speech, language, or swallowing problems.

Wage Comparison

Speech-Language Pathologists earns +$31,630(+50%) vs Marriage and Family Therapists
Marriage and Family TherapistsSpeech-Language Pathologists
10th
$42,610$60,480
25th
$48,600$75,310
Median
$63,780$95,410
75th
$85,020$112,510
90th
$111,610$132,850

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Marriage and Family Therapists2028–2035
Speech-Language Pathologists2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Speech-Language Pathologists has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Marriage and Family Therapists.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Marriage and Family Therapists

$44,480

from $63,780

Speech-Language Pathologists

$69,039

from $95,410

After adjusting for AI risk, Speech-Language Pathologists offers $24,559 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Marriage

0

Unique to Speech-Language

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
Creativity
Decision Complexity
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