Takeover Tracker
29%medium risk
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
vs

52 shared · 15 different

core competencies

31%medium risk
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricWholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm ProductsSales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Risk Score29.3%31.1%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile35th45th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 156 / 15
Median SalaryN/A$66,780
EmploymentN/A1.3M

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Selling or Influencing Others
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Mathematical Reasoning
Sales and Marketing
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Computers and Electronics
Number Facility
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Thinking Creatively
Economics and Accounting

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products

31%

total discount

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

30%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products

5 of 15 at risk
86%Authorize payment of invoices or return of merchandise.
73%Monitor competitors' sales activities by following their advertisements in newspapers or other media.
68%Provide clerks with information to print on price tags, such as price, mark-ups or mark-downs, manufacturer number, season code, or style number.
55%Examine, select, order, or purchase merchandise consistent with quality, quantity, specification requirements, or other factors, such as environmental soundness.
52%Recommend mark-up rates, markdown rates, or merchandise selling prices.

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

6 of 15 at risk
88%Forward orders to manufacturers.
69%Prepare sales contracts and order forms.
68%Estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, warranties, and delivery dates.
67%Perform administrative duties, such as preparing sales budgets and reports, keeping sales records, and filing expense account reports.
57%Provide customers with product samples and catalogs.

Wage Comparison

Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm ProductsSales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
10th
N/A$37,860
25th
N/A$49,040
Median
N/A$66,780
75th
N/A$97,570
90th
N/A$134,470

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products2028–2035
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Wholesale

0

Unique to Sales

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Regulatory Barriers
Creativity
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