Takeover Tracker

20%low risk
Upholsterers
vs

51 shared · 13 different

core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricUpholsterersPrint Binding and Finishing Workers
Risk Score20.0%36.7%
Risk TierLow RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile7th71th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)3 / 154 / 15
Median Salary$46,190$39,820
Employment21K36K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Controlling Machines and Processes
Visual Color Discrimination
Administration and Management
Multilimb Coordination
Scheduling Work and Activities
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Thinking Creatively
Design
Manual DexterityAI-Resistant
Getting Information

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Upholsterers

28%

total discount

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

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.

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

4 of 15 at risk
86%Read work orders to determine instructions and specifications for machine set-up.
86%Maintain records, such as daily production records, using specified forms.
61%Examine stitched, collated, bound, or unbound product samples for defects, such as imperfect bindings, ink spots, torn pages, loose pages, or loose or uncut threads.
57%Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions or to determine whether adjustments are needed.
49%Trim edges of books to size, using cutting machines, book trimming machines, or hand cutters.

Wage Comparison

Print Binding and Finishing Workers earns -$6,370(-14%) vs Upholsterers
UpholsterersPrint Binding and Finishing Workers
10th
$32,190$31,110
25th
$37,200$36,070
Median
$46,190$39,820
75th
$51,740$48,240
90th
$63,600$57,980

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