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

23 shared · 4 different

core competencies

31%medium risk
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricPainting, Coating, and Decorating WorkersLaundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Risk Score42.5%31.0%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile86th44th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 135 / 15
Median Salary$40,860$33,800
Employment8K195K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Production and Processing
Thinking Creatively
Assisting and Caring for Others
Visual Color Discrimination

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

24%

total discount

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

24%

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.

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

5 of 15 at risk
84%Determine spotting procedures and proper solvents, based on fabric and stain types.
82%Receive and mark articles for laundry or dry cleaning with identifying code numbers or names, using hand or machine markers.
55%Examine and sort into lots articles to be cleaned, according to color, fabric, dirt content, and cleaning technique required.
53%Start washers, dry cleaners, driers, or extractors, and turn valves or levers to regulate machine processes and the volume of soap, detergent, water, bleach, starch, and other additives.
51%Operate extractors and driers, or direct their operation.

Wage Comparison

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers earns -$7,060(-17%) vs Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Painting, Coating, and Decorating WorkersLaundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
10th
$28,490$26,270
25th
$34,540$29,530
Median
$40,860$33,800
75th
$50,700$36,760
90th
$62,770$42,370

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers2028–2035
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 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

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

$23,329

from $33,800

After adjusting for AI risk, Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers offers $153 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Painting,

0

Unique to Laundry

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
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