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

51 shared · 15 different

core competencies

34%medium risk
Cooks, Short Order

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricMerchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersCooks, Short Order
Risk Score19.5%33.8%
Risk TierLow RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile5th61th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 155 / 11
Median Salary$37,350$35,620
Employment192K150K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Sales and Marketing
Visualization
Handling and Moving Objects
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Thinking Creatively
Performing General Physical Activities
Fluency of Ideas
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Oral Expression
Originality
Far Vision

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

31%

total discount

Cooks, Short Order

27%

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.

Cooks, Short Order

5 of 11 at risk
88%Accept payments, and make change or write charge slips as necessary.
75%Order supplies and stock them on shelves.
74%Plan work on orders so that items served together are finished at the same time.
53%Complete orders from steam tables, placing food on plates and serving customers at tables or counters.
51%Perform food preparation tasks, such as making sandwiches, carving meats, making soups or salads, baking breads or desserts, and brewing coffee or tea.

Wage Comparison

Cooks, Short Order earns -$1,730(-5%) vs Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Merchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersCooks, Short Order
10th
$30,050$23,770
25th
$33,580$30,160
Median
$37,350$35,620
75th
$44,750$39,990
90th
$53,800$46,010

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers2028–2035
Cooks, Short Order2028–2035
20242030203520402045

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

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

$30,074

from $37,350

Cooks, Short Order

$23,584

from $35,620

After adjusting for AI risk, Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers offers $6,490 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Merchandise

0

Unique to Cooks,

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Regulatory Barriers
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