Takeover Tracker
41%medium risk
Parts Salespersons
vs

55 shared · 25 different

core competencies

46%medium risk
Log Graders and Scalers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricParts SalespersonsLog Graders and Scalers
Risk Score40.8%46.2%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile83th93th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)8 / 159 / 14
Median Salary$37,440$46,710
Employment265K3K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Selling or Influencing Others
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Interacting With Computers
Sales and Marketing
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Customer and Personal Service
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Production and Processing
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Speech Recognition
Active Listening

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Parts Salespersons

30%

total discount

Log Graders and Scalers

27%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Parts Salespersons

8 of 15 at risk
87%Read catalogs, microfiche viewers, or computer displays to determine replacement part stock numbers and prices.
87%Prepare sales slips or sales contracts.
87%Manage shipments by researching shipping methods or costs and tracking packages.
85%Receive and fill telephone orders for parts.
73%Examine returned parts for defects, and exchange defective parts or refund money.

Log Graders and Scalers

9 of 14 at risk
88%Weigh log trucks before and after unloading, and record load weights and supplier identities.
86%Record data about individual trees or load volumes into tally books or hand-held collection terminals.
86%Measure felled logs or loads of pulpwood to calculate volume, weight, dimensions, and marketable value, using measuring devices and conversion tables.
84%Evaluate log characteristics and determine grades, using established criteria.
84%Identify logs of substandard or special grade so that they can be returned to shippers, regraded, recut, or transferred for other processing.

Wage Comparison

Log Graders and Scalers earns +$9,270(+25%) vs Parts Salespersons
Parts SalespersonsLog Graders and Scalers
10th
$27,770$35,050
25th
$30,630$38,390
Median
$37,440$46,710
75th
$48,410$56,200
90th
$61,750$63,370

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Parts Salespersons2028–2035
Log Graders and Scalers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Parts Salespersons has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Log Graders and Scalers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Parts Salespersons

$22,157

from $37,440

Log Graders and Scalers

$25,139

from $46,710

After adjusting for AI risk, Log Graders and Scalers offers $2,982 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Parts

0

Unique to Log

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
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