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

55 shared · 20 different

core competencies

22%low risk
Childcare Workers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricMerchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersChildcare Workers
Risk Score19.5%21.7%
Risk TierLow RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile5th11th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 152 / 15
Median Salary$37,350$32,050
Employment192K520K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Handling and Moving Objects
Sales and Marketing
Assisting and Caring for Others
Visualization
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Selling or Influencing Others
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Performing General Physical Activities
Manual DexterityAI-Resistant
Documenting/Recording Information
Visual Color Discrimination
Education and Training

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

31%

total discount

Childcare Workers

30%

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.

Childcare Workers

2 of 15 at risk
85%Perform general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance, editing internal paperwork, and making phone calls.
70%Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.
45%Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.
45%Sterilize bottles and prepare formulas.
41%Sanitize toys and play equipment.

Wage Comparison

Childcare Workers earns -$5,300(-14%) vs Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Merchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersChildcare Workers
10th
$30,050$22,900
25th
$33,580$28,000
Median
$37,350$32,050
75th
$44,750$36,960
90th
$53,800$44,560

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers2028–2035
Childcare Workers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

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

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

$30,074

from $37,350

Childcare Workers

$25,095

from $32,050

After adjusting for AI risk, Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers offers $4,979 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Merchandise

0

Unique to Childcare

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
Regulatory Barriers
Creativity
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