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

38 shared · 22 different

core competencies

38%medium risk
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricMerchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersMaids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Risk Score19.5%38.4%
Risk TierLow RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile5th76th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 154 / 15
Median Salary$37,350$34,660
Employment192K855K

Skill Comparison

|

Sorted by largest difference

Visualization
Thinking Creatively
Fluency of Ideas
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Visual Color Discrimination
Documenting/Recording Information
Oral Expression
Handling and Moving Objects
Speech Clarity
Oral Comprehension
Critical ThinkingAI-Augmented
Written Expression

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

31%

total discount

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

24%

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.

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

4 of 15 at risk
78%Request repair services and wait for repair workers to arrive.
74%Observe precautions required to protect hotel and guest property and report damage, theft, and found articles to supervisors.
57%Sweep, scrub, wax, or polish floors, using brooms, mops, or powered scrubbing and waxing machines.
51%Clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies, using vacuum cleaners and shampooers.
49%Disinfect equipment and supplies, using germicides or steam-operated sterilizers.

Wage Comparison

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners earns -$2,690(-7%) vs Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Merchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersMaids and Housekeeping Cleaners
10th
$30,050$26,800
25th
$33,580$29,630
Median
$37,350$34,660
75th
$44,750$38,510
90th
$53,800$47,590

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers2028–2035
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners2028–2035
20242030203520402045

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

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

$30,074

from $37,350

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$21,347

from $34,660

After adjusting for AI risk, Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers offers $8,727 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Merchandise

0

Unique to Maids

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
Merchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersMaids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Find transitions from Merchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersFind transitions from Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners