Takeover Tracker
20%low risk
Upholsterers
vs

48 shared · 14 different

core competencies

20%low risk
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricUpholsterersRefractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
Risk Score20.0%20.1%
Risk TierLow RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile7th7th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)3 / 152 / 15
Median Salary$46,190$58,540
Employment21K1K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Thinking Creatively
Visual Color Discrimination
Mechanical
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Finger Dexterity
Performing General Physical Activities
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Visualization
Gross Body Equilibrium
Originality
Manual DexterityAI-Resistant

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Upholsterers

28%

total discount

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

25%

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.

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

2 of 15 at risk
53%Transfer clay structures to curing ovens, melting tanks, and drawing kilns, using forklifts.
51%Mix specified amounts of sand, clay, mortar powder, and water to form refractory clay or mortar, using shovels or mixing machines.
49%Fasten stopper heads to rods with metal pins to assemble refractory stoppers used to plug pouring nozzles of steel ladles.
49%Dump and tamp clay in molds, using tamping tools.
47%Measure furnace walls to determine dimensions and cut required number of sheets from plastic block, using saws.

Wage Comparison

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons earns +$12,350(+27%) vs Upholsterers
UpholsterersRefractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
10th
$32,190$37,050
25th
$37,200$48,380
Median
$46,190$58,540
75th
$51,740$73,940
90th
$63,600$81,440

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Upholsterers2028–2035
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Upholsterers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Upholsterers

$36,943

from $46,190

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

$46,768

from $58,540

After adjusting for AI risk, Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons offers $9,825 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Upholsterers

0

Unique to Refractory

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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