Takeover Tracker
35%medium risk
Opticians, Dispensing
vs

59 shared · 16 different

core competencies

45%medium risk
New Accounts Clerks

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricOpticians, DispensingNew Accounts Clerks
Risk Score34.7%45.0%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile65th91th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)9 / 1510 / 15
Median Salary$46,560$46,610
Employment80K38K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Processing Information
Assisting and Caring for Others
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Computers and Electronics
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Economics and Accounting
Finger Dexterity
Clerical
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Opticians, Dispensing

31%

total discount

New Accounts Clerks

28%

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.

New Accounts Clerks

10 of 15 at risk
88%Compile information about new accounts, enter account information into computers, and file related forms or other documents.
88%Collect and record customer deposits and fees and issue receipts, using computers.
88%Obtain credit records from reporting agencies.
88%Perform foreign currency transactions and sell traveler's checks.
88%Schedule repairs for locks on safe-deposit boxes.

Wage Comparison

New Accounts Clerks earns +$50(+0%) vs Opticians, Dispensing
Opticians, DispensingNew Accounts Clerks
10th
$34,470$36,980
25th
$37,900$40,050
Median
$46,560$46,610
75th
$59,680$51,510
90th
$73,240$60,110

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Opticians, Dispensing2028–2035
New Accounts Clerks2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Opticians, Dispensing has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than New Accounts Clerks.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Opticians, Dispensing

$30,408

from $46,560

New Accounts Clerks

$25,617

from $46,610

After adjusting for AI risk, Opticians, Dispensing offers $4,791 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Opticians,

0

Unique to New

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Regulatory Barriers
Creativity
Decision Complexity
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