Takeover Tracker
34%medium risk
Waiters and Waitresses
vs

40 shared · 16 different

core competencies

32%medium risk
Demonstrators and Product Promoters

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricWaiters and WaitressesDemonstrators and Product Promoters
Risk Score33.8%31.9%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile61th50th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 154 / 15
Median Salary$33,760$37,960
Employment2.3M65K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Selling or Influencing Others
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
PersuasionAI-Resistant
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Speaking
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Handling and Moving Objects
Public Safety and Security
Speech Clarity
Assisting and Caring for Others
Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Waiters and Waitresses

28%

total discount

Demonstrators and Product Promoters

27%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Waiters and Waitresses

5 of 15 at risk
89%Prepare checks that itemize and total meal costs and sales taxes.
87%Collect payments from customers.
87%Write patrons' food orders on order slips, memorize orders, or enter orders into computers for transmittal to kitchen staff.
85%Check patrons' identification to ensure that they meet minimum age requirements for consumption of alcoholic beverages.
51%Perform cleaning duties, such as sweeping and mopping floors, vacuuming carpet, tidying up server station, taking out trash, or checking and cleaning bathroom.

Demonstrators and Product Promoters

4 of 15 at risk
86%Record and report demonstration-related information, such as the number of questions asked by the audience or the number of coupons distributed.
72%Learn about competitors' products or consumers' interests or concerns to answer questions or provide more complete information.
67%Research or investigate products to be presented to prepare for demonstrations.
61%Practice demonstrations to ensure that they will run smoothly.
49%Prepare or alter presentation contents to target specific audiences.

Wage Comparison

Demonstrators and Product Promoters earns +$4,200(+12%) vs Waiters and Waitresses
Waiters and WaitressesDemonstrators and Product Promoters
10th
$18,500$30,910
25th
$25,690$33,860
Median
$33,760$37,960
75th
$45,350$50,100
90th
$62,510$60,320

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Waiters and Waitresses2028–2035
Demonstrators and Product Promoters2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Demonstrators and Product Promoters has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Waiters and Waitresses.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Waiters and Waitresses

$22,363

from $33,760

Demonstrators and Product Promoters

$25,866

from $37,960

After adjusting for AI risk, Demonstrators and Product Promoters offers $3,503 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Waiters

0

Unique to Demonstrators

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Creativity
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
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