Takeover Tracker
37%medium risk
Securities and Commodities Traders
vs

37 shared · 18 different

core competencies

52%high risk
Brokerage Clerks

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricSecurities and Commodities TradersBrokerage Clerks
Risk Score36.7%51.7%
Risk TierMedium RiskHigh Risk
Risk Percentile71th98th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 159 / 10
Median Salary$78,140$62,940
Employment472K40K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Economics and Accounting
Interacting With Computers
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
PersuasionAI-Resistant
NegotiationAI-Resistant
Thinking Creatively
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Inductive Reasoning
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Judgment and Decision MakingAI-Augmented
Deductive Reasoning

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Securities and Commodities Traders

28%

total discount

Brokerage Clerks

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Securities and Commodities Traders

6 of 15 at risk
86%Receive sales order tickets and inspect forms to determine accuracy of information.
66%Report all positions or trading results.
66%Review securities transactions to ensure conformance to regulations.
53%Buy, sell, or trade carbon emissions permits.
53%Buy or sell stocks, bonds, commodity futures, foreign currencies, or other securities on behalf of investment dealers.

Brokerage Clerks

9 of 10 at risk
88%Monitor daily stock prices and compute fluctuations to determine the need for additional collateral to secure loans.
88%Compute total holdings, dividends, interest, transfer taxes, brokerage fees, or commissions and allocate appropriate payments to customers.
88%Prepare reports summarizing daily transactions and earnings for individual customer accounts.
86%Schedule and coordinate transfer and delivery of security certificates between companies, departments, and customers.
84%File, type, or operate standard office machines.

Wage Comparison

Brokerage Clerks earns -$15,200(-19%) vs Securities and Commodities Traders
Securities and Commodities TradersBrokerage Clerks
10th
$47,080$47,730
25th
$51,600$53,880
Median
$78,140$62,940
75th
$129,480$77,400
90th
$215,210$91,650

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Securities and Commodities Traders2028–2035
Brokerage Clerks2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Securities and Commodities Traders has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Brokerage Clerks.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Securities and Commodities Traders

$49,431

from $78,140

Brokerage Clerks

$30,419

from $62,940

After adjusting for AI risk, Securities and Commodities Traders offers $19,012 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Securities

0

Unique to Brokerage

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
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