Takeover Tracker
30%medium risk
Photographers
vs

53 shared · 20 different

core competencies

19%low risk
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricPhotographersMerchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Risk Score30.1%19.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile39th5th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 156 / 15
Median Salary$42,520$37,350
Employment51K192K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Selling or Influencing Others
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Interacting With Computers
Computers and Electronics
Handling and Moving Objects
Thinking Creatively
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Performing Administrative Activities
Psychology
Documenting/Recording Information
Customer and Personal Service

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Photographers

31%

total discount

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

31%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Photographers

6 of 15 at risk
86%Transfer photographs to computers for editing, archiving, and electronic transmission.
86%Perform general office duties, such as scheduling appointments, keeping books, and ordering supplies.
86%Estimate or measure light levels, distances, and numbers of exposures needed, using measuring devices and formulas.
53%Determine desired images and picture composition, selecting and adjusting subjects, equipment, and lighting to achieve desired effects.
52%Review sets of photographs to select the best work.

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

6 of 15 at risk
88%Use computers to produce signage.
84%Store, pack, and maintain inventory records of props, products, or display items.
55%Develop ideas or plans for merchandise displays or window decorations.
54%Prepare sketches, floor plans, or models of proposed displays.
53%Select themes, lighting, colors, or props to be used.

Wage Comparison

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers earns -$5,170(-12%) vs Photographers
PhotographersMerchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
10th
$29,610$30,050
25th
$34,790$33,580
Median
$42,520$37,350
75th
$62,370$44,750
90th
$94,760$53,800

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Photographers2028–2035
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Photographers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Photographers

$29,738

from $42,520

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

$30,074

from $37,350

After adjusting for AI risk, Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers offers $336 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Photographers

0

Unique to Merchandise

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Creativity
Decision Complexity
Regulatory Barriers
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