Takeover Tracker

20%low risk
Upholsterers
vs

53 shared · 22 different

core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricUpholsterersLog Graders and Scalers
Risk Score20.0%46.2%
Risk TierLow RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile7th93th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)3 / 159 / 14
Median Salary$46,190$46,710
Employment21K3K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Documenting/Recording Information
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Finger Dexterity
Manual DexterityAI-Resistant
Interacting With Computers
Thinking Creatively
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Selling or Influencing Others
Visualization
Visual Color Discrimination
Multilimb Coordination

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Upholsterers

28%

total discount

Log Graders and Scalers

27%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Upholsterers

3 of 15 at risk
88%Maintain records of time required to perform each job.
86%Read work orders, and apply knowledge and experience with materials to determine types and amounts of materials required to cover workpieces.
55%Design upholstery cover patterns and cutting plans, based on sketches, customer descriptions, or blueprints.
47%Draw cutting lines on material following patterns, templates, sketches, or blueprints, using chalk, pencils, paint, or other methods.
41%Operate sewing machines or sew upholstery by hand to seam cushions and join various sections of covering material.

Log Graders and Scalers

9 of 14 at risk
88%Weigh log trucks before and after unloading, and record load weights and supplier identities.
86%Record data about individual trees or load volumes into tally books or hand-held collection terminals.
86%Measure felled logs or loads of pulpwood to calculate volume, weight, dimensions, and marketable value, using measuring devices and conversion tables.
84%Evaluate log characteristics and determine grades, using established criteria.
84%Identify logs of substandard or special grade so that they can be returned to shippers, regraded, recut, or transferred for other processing.

Wage Comparison

Log Graders and Scalers earns +$520(+1%) vs Upholsterers
UpholsterersLog Graders and Scalers
10th
$32,190$35,050
25th
$37,200$38,390
Median
$46,190$46,710
75th
$51,740$56,200
90th
$63,600$63,370

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