Takeover Tracker
59%high risk
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
vs

35 shared · 13 different

core competencies

55%high risk
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricPayroll and Timekeeping ClerksTitle Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Risk Score58.9%55.0%
Risk TierHigh RiskHigh Risk
Risk Percentile99th99th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)15 / 1513 / 15
Median Salary$55,290$54,980
Employment157K48K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Performing Administrative Activities
Law and Government
Clerical
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Mathematical Reasoning
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Documenting/Recording Information
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Getting Information
Analyzing Data or Information
Customer and Personal Service

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

23%

total discount

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

15 of 15 at risk
87%Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
87%Complete time sheets showing employees' arrival and departure times.
87%Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees.
86%Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
86%Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

13 of 15 at risk
86%Prepare and issue title commitments and title insurance policies based on information compiled from title searches.
85%Verify accuracy and completeness of land-related documents accepted for registration, preparing rejection notices when documents are not acceptable.
85%Prepare lists of all legal instruments applying to a specific piece of land and the buildings on it.
84%Examine individual titles to determine if restrictions, such as delinquent taxes, will affect titles and limit property use.
84%Retrieve and examine real estate closing files for accuracy and to ensure that information included is recorded and executed according to regulations.

Wage Comparison

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers earns -$310(-1%) vs Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksTitle Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
10th
$36,670$36,710
25th
$45,440$45,020
Median
$55,290$54,980
75th
$65,750$70,290
90th
$78,830$87,240

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks2028–2035
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

$22,746

from $55,290

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

$24,736

from $54,980

After adjusting for AI risk, Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers offers $1,989 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Payroll

0

Unique to Title

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Decision Complexity
Regulatory Barriers
Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
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