Takeover Tracker

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricSecretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveBill and Account Collectors
Risk Score52.9%39.9%
Risk TierHigh RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile99th81th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)11 / 158 / 15
Median Salary$46,290$46,040
Employment1.7M165K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Clerical
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Performing Administrative Activities
PersuasionAI-Resistant
WritingAI-Augmented
Economics and Accounting
Analyzing Data or Information
Law and Government
Time Management
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Reading ComprehensionAI-Vulnerable
Processing Information

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

26%

total discount

Bill and Account Collectors

26%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

11 of 15 at risk
86%Perform payroll functions, such as maintaining timekeeping information and processing and submitting payroll.
86%Maintain scheduling and event calendars.
86%Complete forms in accordance with company procedures.
86%Operate electronic mail systems and coordinate the flow of information, internally or with other organizations.
84%Set up and manage paper or electronic filing systems, recording information, updating paperwork, or maintaining documents, such as attendance records, correspondence, or other material.

Bill and Account Collectors

8 of 15 at risk
88%Receive payments and post amounts paid to customer accounts.
88%Perform various administrative functions for assigned accounts, such as recording address changes and purging the records of deceased customers.
87%Sort and file correspondence and perform miscellaneous clerical duties, such as answering correspondence and writing reports.
86%Locate and monitor overdue accounts, using computers and a variety of automated systems.
85%Notify credit departments, order merchandise repossession or service disconnection, and turn over account records to attorneys when customers fail to respond to collection attempts.

Wage Comparison

Bill and Account Collectors earns -$250(-1%) vs Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveBill and Account Collectors
10th
$31,600$33,960
25th
$37,770$38,290
Median
$46,290$46,040
75th
$55,650$54,990
90th
$64,150$65,830

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive20282035
Bill and Account Collectors20282035
20242030203520402045

Bill and Account Collectors has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

$21,821

from $46,290

Bill and Account Collectors

$27,684

from $46,040

After adjusting for AI risk, Bill and Account Collectors offers $5,863 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Secretaries

0

Unique to Bill

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveBill and Account Collectors