Takeover Tracker

35%medium risk
Opticians, Dispensing
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51 shared · 22 different

core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricOpticians, DispensingHotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Risk Score34.7%41.1%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile65th84th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)9 / 1510 / 15
Median Salary$46,560$34,270
Employment80K261K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Sales and Marketing
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Public Safety and Security
Customer and Personal Service
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Finger Dexterity
Production and Processing

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Opticians, Dispensing

31%

total discount

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

30%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Opticians, Dispensing

9 of 15 at risk
88%Maintain records of customer prescriptions, work orders, and payments.
88%Prepare work orders and instructions for grinding lenses and fabricating eyeglasses.
88%Order and purchase frames and lenses.
84%Verify that finished lenses are ground to specifications.
78%Determine clients' current lens prescriptions, when necessary, using lensometers or lens analyzers and clients' eyeglasses.

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

10 of 15 at risk
88%Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.
88%Post charges, such as those for rooms, food, liquor, or telephone calls, to ledgers, manually or by using computers.
88%Advise housekeeping staff when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning.
88%Perform bookkeeping activities, such as balancing accounts and conducting nightly audits.
86%Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.

Wage Comparison

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks earns -$12,290(-26%) vs Opticians, Dispensing
Opticians, DispensingHotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
10th
$34,470$26,600
25th
$37,900$29,210
Median
$46,560$34,270
75th
$59,680$37,430
90th
$73,240$44,720

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