Takeover Tracker
20%low risk
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
vs

49 shared · 12 different

core competencies

15%low risk
Carpet Installers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricReinforcing Iron and Rebar WorkersCarpet Installers
Risk Score19.8%15.5%
Risk TierLow RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile6th1th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)2 / 93 / 15
Median Salary$59,280$49,850
Employment14K15K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Building and Construction
Customer and Personal Service
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Engineering and Technology
Reaction Time
Developing and Building Teams
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Performing General Physical Activities
Production and Processing
Design
Multilimb Coordination

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

26%

total discount

Carpet Installers

26%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

2 of 9 at risk
83%Determine quantities, sizes, shapes, and locations of reinforcing rods from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions.
61%Cut rods to required lengths, using metal shears, hacksaws, bar cutters, or acetylene torches.
49%Place blocks under rebar to hold the bars off the deck when reinforcing floors.
19%Bend steel rods with hand tools or rodbending machines and weld them with arc-welding equipment.
17%Space and fasten together rods in forms according to blueprints, using wire and pliers.

Carpet Installers

3 of 15 at risk
87%Take measurements and study floor sketches to calculate the area to be carpeted and the amount of material needed.
85%Draw building diagrams and record dimensions.
57%Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear.
45%Clean up before and after installation, including vacuuming carpet and discarding remnant pieces.
9%Cut and install vinyl composition tile or vinyl base.

Wage Comparison

Carpet Installers earns -$9,430(-16%) vs Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar WorkersCarpet Installers
10th
$39,470$32,830
25th
$47,300$39,140
Median
$59,280$49,850
75th
$74,190$65,530
90th
$95,530$83,200

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers2028–2035
Carpet Installers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Carpet Installers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

$47,548

from $59,280

Carpet Installers

$42,133

from $49,850

After adjusting for AI risk, Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers offers $5,415 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Reinforcing

0

Unique to Carpet

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Social Intelligence
Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
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