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

51 shared · 15 different

core competencies

31%medium risk
Floral Designers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricMerchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersFloral Designers
Risk Score19.5%31.2%
Risk TierLow RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile5th46th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 154 / 15
Median Salary$37,350$36,120
Employment192K40K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Handling and Moving Objects
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Extent Flexibility
Documenting/Recording Information
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Stamina
Static Strength
Performing General Physical Activities
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Sales and Marketing

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

31%

total discount

Floral Designers

29%

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.

Floral Designers

4 of 15 at risk
85%Order and purchase flowers and supplies from wholesalers and growers.
85%Perform office and retail service duties such as keeping financial records, serving customers, answering telephones, selling giftware items and receiving payment.
53%Plan arrangement according to client's requirements, utilizing knowledge of design and properties of materials, or select appropriate standard design pattern.
51%Select flora and foliage for arrangements, working with numerous combinations to synthesize and develop new creations.
49%Deliver arrangements to customers, or oversee employees responsible for deliveries.

Wage Comparison

Floral Designers earns -$1,230(-3%) vs Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Merchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersFloral Designers
10th
$30,050$27,260
25th
$33,580$30,200
Median
$37,350$36,120
75th
$44,750$43,420
90th
$53,800$48,690

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers2028–2035
Floral Designers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

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

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

$30,074

from $37,350

Floral Designers

$24,836

from $36,120

After adjusting for AI risk, Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers offers $5,238 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Merchandise

0

Unique to Floral

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Creativity
Social Intelligence
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