Takeover Tracker
19%low risk
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
vs

46 shared · 19 different

core competencies

45%medium risk
Cashiers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricMerchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersCashiers
Risk Score19.5%44.7%
Risk TierLow RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile5th91th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 159 / 15
Median Salary$37,350$31,190
Employment192K3.1M

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Handling and Moving Objects
Thinking Creatively
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Sales and Marketing
Performing General Physical Activities
Far Vision
Visual Color Discrimination
Extent Flexibility
Originality
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Customer and Personal Service

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

31%

total discount

Cashiers

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

6 of 15 at risk
88%Use computers to produce signage.
84%Store, pack, and maintain inventory records of props, products, or display items.
55%Develop ideas or plans for merchandise displays or window decorations.
54%Prepare sketches, floor plans, or models of proposed displays.
53%Select themes, lighting, colors, or props to be used.

Cashiers

9 of 15 at risk
88%Calculate total payments received during a time period, and reconcile this with total sales.
88%Keep periodic balance sheets of amounts and numbers of transactions.
86%Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers.
86%Issue trading stamps and redeem food stamps and coupons.
84%Monitor checkout stations to ensure that they have adequate cash available and that they are staffed appropriately.

Wage Comparison

Cashiers earns -$6,160(-16%) vs Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Merchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersCashiers
10th
$30,050$23,070
25th
$33,580$27,780
Median
$37,350$31,190
75th
$44,750$35,410
90th
$53,800$38,220

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers2028–2035
Cashiers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Cashiers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

$30,074

from $37,350

Cashiers

$17,239

from $31,190

After adjusting for AI risk, Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers offers $12,836 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Merchandise

0

Unique to Cashiers

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Regulatory Barriers
Merchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersCashiers
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