Takeover Tracker
43%medium risk
Pharmacy Technicians
vs

36 shared · 25 different

core competencies

59%high risk
Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricPharmacy TechniciansGaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Risk Score43.1%59.1%
Risk TierMedium RiskHigh Risk
Risk Percentile88th99th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)10 / 1514 / 15
Median Salary$43,460$34,810
Employment488K22K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Customer and Personal Service
Assisting and Caring for Others
Interacting With Computers
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Handling and Moving Objects
Clerical
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Reading ComprehensionAI-Vulnerable
Analyzing Data or Information
Near Vision

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Pharmacy Technicians

31%

total discount

Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Pharmacy Technicians

10 of 15 at risk
87%Price and file prescriptions that have been filled.
86%Enter prescription information into computer databases.
85%Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.
85%Operate cash registers to accept payment from customers.
84%Order, label, and count stock of medications, chemicals, or supplies and enter inventory data into computer.

Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

14 of 15 at risk
88%Keep accurate records of monetary exchanges, authorization forms, and transaction reconciliations.
88%Reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books.
88%Accept credit applications and verify credit references to provide check-cashing authorization or to establish house credit accounts.
86%Exchange money, credit, tickets, or casino chips and make change for customers.
86%Exchange money, credit, and casino chips, and make change for customers.

Wage Comparison

Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers earns -$8,650(-20%) vs Pharmacy Technicians
Pharmacy TechniciansGaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
10th
$35,100$22,810
25th
$36,920$28,870
Median
$43,460$34,810
75th
$48,580$39,350
90th
$59,450$49,190

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Pharmacy Technicians2028–2035
Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Pharmacy Technicians has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Pharmacy Technicians

$24,746

from $43,460

Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

$14,227

from $34,810

After adjusting for AI risk, Pharmacy Technicians offers $10,519 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Pharmacy

0

Unique to Gaming

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Regulatory Barriers
Creativity
Decision Complexity
Fine Manipulation
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