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

43 shared · 21 different

core competencies

30%medium risk
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricWholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm ProductsSales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Risk Score29.3%30.4%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile35th41th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 156 / 15
Median SalaryN/A$100,070
EmploymentN/A294K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Processing Information
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Economics and Accounting
Interacting With Computers
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Performing Administrative Activities
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Production and Processing

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, Technical and Scientific Products

29%

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, Technical and Scientific Products

6 of 15 at risk
86%Complete expense reports, sales reports, or other paperwork.
67%Quote prices, credit terms, or other bid specifications.
66%Prepare and submit sales contracts for orders.
62%Maintain customer records, using automated systems.
55%Compute customer's installation or production costs and estimate savings from new services, products, or equipment.

Wage Comparison

Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm ProductsSales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
10th
N/A$48,840
25th
N/A$65,640
Median
N/A$100,070
75th
N/A$146,150
90th
N/A$194,890

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products2028–2035
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, 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, 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
Social Intelligence
Creativity
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