Takeover Tracker
31%medium risk
Sales Engineers
vs

46 shared · 27 different

core competencies

31%medium risk
Advertising Sales Agents

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricSales EngineersAdvertising Sales Agents
Risk Score31.2%31.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile45th48th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 157 / 15
Median Salary$121,520$61,460
Employment57K97K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Communications and Media
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Analyzing Data or Information
Interacting With Computers
Systems Evaluation
Sales and Marketing
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Clerical
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Reading ComprehensionAI-Vulnerable

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Sales Engineers

34%

total discount

Advertising Sales Agents

31%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Sales Engineers

7 of 15 at risk
85%Create sales or service contracts for products or services.
84%Secure and renew orders and arrange delivery.
78%Arrange for demonstrations or trial installations of equipment.
55%Plan and modify product configurations to meet customer needs.
53%Recommend improved materials or machinery to customers, documenting how such changes will lower costs or increase production.

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 -$60,060(-49%) vs Sales Engineers
Sales EngineersAdvertising Sales Agents
10th
$70,580$33,480
25th
$90,690$44,980
Median
$121,520$61,460
75th
$159,200$91,430
90th
$202,670$133,540

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Sales Engineers2028–2035
Advertising Sales Agents2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Sales Engineers 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%)

Sales Engineers

$83,667

from $121,520

Advertising Sales Agents

$42,125

from $61,460

After adjusting for AI risk, Sales Engineers offers $41,542 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Sales

0

Unique to Advertising

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Creativity
Social Intelligence
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