Side-by-Side Comparison
Opticians, Dispensing leads 5–0| Metric | Opticians, Dispensing | Tellers |
|---|---|---|
| Risk Score | 34.7% | 53.3% |
| Risk Tier | Medium Risk | High Risk |
| Risk Percentile | 65th | 99th |
| Tasks at Risk (>50%) | 9 / 15 | 14 / 15 |
| Median Salary | $46,560 | $39,340 |
| Employment | 80K | 339K |
Skill Comparison
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Sorted by largest difference
Customer and Personal Service
Sales and Marketing
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Administration and Management
Training and Teaching Others
Interacting With Computers
Speaking
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Coaching and Developing Others
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Manual DexterityAI-Resistant
Protective Factors
Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement
Opticians, Dispensing
31%
total discount
Tellers
29%
total discount
Task Risk Comparison
Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable
Opticians, Dispensing
9 of 15 at risk88%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.
Tellers
14 of 15 at risk88%Enter customers' transactions into computers to record transactions and issue computer-generated receipts.
88%Process transactions, such as term deposits, retirement savings plan contributions, automated teller transactions, night deposits, and mail deposits.
88%Carry out special services for customers, such as ordering bank cards and checks.
86%Examine checks for endorsements and to verify other information, such as dates, bank names, identification of the persons receiving payments, and the legality of the documents.
85%Cash checks and pay out money after verifying that signatures are correct, that written and numerical amounts agree, and that accounts have sufficient funds.
Wage Comparison
Tellers earns -$7,220(-16%) vs Opticians, Dispensing
Opticians, DispensingTellers
10th
$34,470$31,270
25th
$37,900$36,420
Median
$46,560$39,340
75th
$59,680$45,550
90th
$73,240$48,270
Premium Head-to-Head Analysis
Displacement Timeline Comparison
Opticians, Dispensing2028–2035
Tellers2028–2035
20242030203520402045
Opticians, Dispensing has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Tellers.
Risk-Adjusted Salary
Salary weighted by displacement risk: salary × (1 − risk%)
Opticians, Dispensing
$30,408
from $46,560
Tellers
$18,380
from $39,340
After adjusting for AI risk, Opticians, Dispensing offers $12,029 more in risk-adjusted pay.
Transition Feasibility
1%
Skill Overlap
Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition
0
Unique to Opticians,
0
Unique to Tellers
Combined Protection Strategy
Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors
Fine Manipulation
Regulatory Barriers
Creativity
Decision Complexity
Opticians, DispensingTellers