Takeover Tracker
31%medium risk
Real Estate Sales Agents
vs

60 shared · 11 different

core competencies

31%medium risk
Advertising Sales Agents

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricReal Estate Sales AgentsAdvertising Sales Agents
Risk Score31.2%31.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile45th48th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 157 / 15
Median Salary$56,320$61,460
Employment191K97K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Selling or Influencing Others
Communications and Media
Law and Government
Thinking Creatively
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Psychology
Assisting and Caring for Others
Sales and Marketing
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Speech Clarity

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Real Estate Sales Agents

32%

total discount

Advertising Sales Agents

31%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Real Estate Sales Agents

5 of 15 at risk
86%Arrange for title searches to determine whether clients have clear property titles.
85%Prepare documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, deeds, and leases.
69%Generate lists of properties that are compatible with buyers' needs and financial resources.
68%Coordinate property closings, overseeing signing of documents and disbursement of funds.
51%Compare a property with similar properties that have recently sold to determine its competitive market price.

Advertising Sales Agents

7 of 15 at risk
85%Draw up contracts for advertising work and collect payments due.
85%Deliver advertising or illustration proofs to customers for approval.
76%Provide clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products or services.
76%Prepare promotional plans, sales literature, media kits, and sales contracts, using computer.
69%Process all correspondence and paperwork related to accounts.

Wage Comparison

Advertising Sales Agents earns +$5,140(+9%) vs Real Estate Sales Agents
Real Estate Sales AgentsAdvertising Sales Agents
10th
$31,940$33,480
25th
$38,940$44,980
Median
$56,320$61,460
75th
$85,440$91,430
90th
$125,140$133,540

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Real Estate Sales Agents2028–2035
Advertising Sales Agents2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Real Estate Sales Agents has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Advertising Sales Agents.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Real Estate Sales Agents

$38,759

from $56,320

Advertising Sales Agents

$42,125

from $61,460

After adjusting for AI risk, Advertising Sales Agents offers $3,365 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Real

0

Unique to Advertising

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
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