Takeover Tracker
43%medium risk
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
vs

21 shared · 4 different

core competencies

41%medium risk
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricPainting, Coating, and Decorating WorkersCutters and Trimmers, Hand
Risk Score42.5%40.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile86th82th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 137 / 15
Median Salary$40,860$38,800
Employment8K7K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Handling and Moving Objects
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Getting Information
Production and Processing

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

24%

total discount

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

22%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

7 of 13 at risk
84%Read job orders and inspect workpieces to determine work procedures and materials required.
63%Apply coatings, such as paint, ink, or lacquer, to protect or decorate workpiece surfaces, using spray guns, pens, or brushes.
59%Melt or heat coating materials to specified temperatures.
59%Immerse workpieces into coating materials for specified times.
57%Examine finished surfaces of workpieces to verify conformance to specifications and retouch any defective areas.

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

7 of 15 at risk
88%Read work orders to determine dimensions, cutting locations, and quantities to cut.
84%Mark identification numbers, trademarks, grades, marketing data, sizes, or model numbers on products.
61%Mark or discard items with defects such as spots, stains, scars, snags, chips, scratches, or unacceptable shapes or finishes.
59%Separate materials or products according to size, weight, type, condition, color, or shade.
57%Stack cut items and load them on racks or conveyors or onto trucks.

Wage Comparison

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand earns -$2,060(-5%) vs Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Painting, Coating, and Decorating WorkersCutters and Trimmers, Hand
10th
$28,490$29,910
25th
$34,540$33,860
Median
$40,860$38,800
75th
$50,700$48,790
90th
$62,770$57,820

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers2028–2035
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

$23,482

from $40,860

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

$23,082

from $38,800

After adjusting for AI risk, Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers offers $400 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Painting,

0

Unique to Cutters

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
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