The Task Exposure Indexv2026.Q3
Comparisons

Two jobs, side by side

102 pairs from the largest occupations in the index, each against its nearest neighbours in the same field. Every page says not just which score is higher but which of the two factors, capability or friction, the gap comes from.

ComparisonExposed, firstExposed, secondGap, points
Real Estate Sales Agents vs Retail Salespersons46.4%44.1%2.3
Retail Salespersons vs First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers44.1%41.1%3.0
Counter and Rental Clerks vs Retail Salespersons49.4%44.1%5.3
Bartenders vs Fast Food and Counter Workers22.3%18.9%3.4
Fast Food and Counter Workers vs Food Servers, Nonrestaurant18.9%15.0%3.9
Waiters and Waitresses vs Fast Food and Counter Workers23.2%18.9%4.3
Social and Community Service Managers vs General and Operations Managers38.3%36.3%2.0
General and Operations Managers vs Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers36.3%34.1%2.3
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare vs General and Operations Managers39.4%36.3%3.1
Registered Nurses vs Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists20.4%18.4%2.0
Registered Nurses vs Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses20.4%18.3%2.1
Occupational Therapists vs Registered Nurses22.7%20.4%2.3
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents vs Cashiers52.7%50.0%2.6
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers vs Cashiers53.2%50.0%3.2
Cashiers vs Real Estate Sales Agents50.0%46.4%3.7
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand vs Motorboat Operators16.4%14.3%2.1
Bus Drivers, School vs Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand20.8%16.4%4.4
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand vs Crane and Tower Operators16.4%12.0%4.5
Stockers and Order Fillers vs Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders23.4%21.1%2.3
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs vs Stockers and Order Fillers25.8%23.4%2.4
Commercial Pilots vs Stockers and Order Fillers26.0%23.4%2.6
Customer Service Representatives vs Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance66.1%63.8%2.2
Customer Service Representatives vs Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants66.1%63.7%2.3
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks vs Customer Service Representatives68.6%66.1%2.5
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants vs Office Clerks, General59.1%57.1%2.0
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks vs Office Clerks, General59.4%57.1%2.3
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks vs Office Clerks, General59.6%57.1%2.4
Cooks, Private Household vs Waiters and Waitresses25.4%23.2%2.1
Waiters and Waitresses vs Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria23.2%18.2%5.0
Waiters and Waitresses vs Food Servers, Nonrestaurant23.2%15.0%8.2
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners vs Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners9.5%5.4%4.1
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation vs Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners19.9%9.5%10.4
Pest Control Workers vs Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners29.1%9.5%19.6
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers vs Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers28.4%25.1%3.4
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers vs Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers25.1%21.4%3.6
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers vs Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders25.1%21.1%3.9
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive vs Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping53.8%51.3%2.5
Receptionists and Information Clerks vs Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive56.4%53.8%2.6
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive vs Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service53.8%51.2%2.6
Software Developers vs Network and Computer Systems Administrators54.7%52.5%2.2
Operations Research Analysts vs Software Developers57.8%54.7%3.1
Software Developers vs Computer User Support Specialists54.7%50.6%4.1
Watch and Clock Repairers vs Maintenance and Repair Workers, General18.3%15.7%2.6
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers vs Maintenance and Repair Workers, General18.5%15.7%2.9
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General vs Mechanical Door Repairers15.7%12.8%2.9
Tax Preparers vs Accountants and Auditors52.2%49.5%2.7
Accountants and Auditors vs Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate49.5%46.6%2.9
Accountants and Auditors vs Fundraisers49.5%46.4%3.0
Dental Assistants vs Nursing Assistants13.9%11.9%2.0
Nursing Assistants vs Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers11.9%9.6%2.3
Nursing Assistants vs Physical Therapist Assistants11.9%9.3%2.6
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers vs Meter Readers, Utilities45.8%43.8%2.1
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service vs First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers51.2%45.8%5.4
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping vs First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers51.3%45.8%5.5
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant vs Cooks, Restaurant15.0%12.0%3.0
Cooks, Restaurant vs Cooks, Short Order12.0%7.6%4.5
Cooks, Restaurant vs Food Preparation Workers12.0%6.7%5.3
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education vs Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education33.9%31.8%2.1
Self-Enrichment Teachers vs Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education36.2%33.9%2.3
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education vs Special Education Teachers, Elementary School33.9%31.3%2.6
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks vs Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks61.4%59.4%2.0
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks vs Billing and Posting Clerks59.4%57.1%2.3
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks vs Order Clerks59.4%56.9%2.5
Security Guards vs Transportation Security Screeners22.4%19.5%2.9
Security Guards vs School Bus Monitors22.4%18.9%3.5
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives vs Security Guards26.4%22.4%4.0
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel vs Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products61.2%58.1%3.1
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel vs Advertising Sales Agents61.2%54.5%6.7
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel vs Travel Agents61.2%54.3%7.0
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products vs Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products60.5%58.1%2.4
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products vs Advertising Sales Agents58.1%54.5%3.6
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products vs Travel Agents58.1%54.3%3.8
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers vs Cooks, Private Household36.3%25.4%11.0
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers vs Waiters and Waitresses36.3%23.2%13.1
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers vs Bartenders36.3%22.3%14.0
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers vs Demonstrators and Product Promoters41.1%38.0%3.1
Parts Salespersons vs First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers44.8%41.1%3.6
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers vs First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers44.9%41.1%3.8
Brickmasons and Blockmasons vs Construction Laborers7.2%5.1%2.0
Construction Laborers vs Tapers5.1%3.0%2.1
Construction Laborers vs Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall5.1%3.0%2.1
Financial and Investment Analysts vs Project Management Specialists50.1%47.9%2.2
Project Management Specialists vs Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products47.9%43.8%4.1
Tax Preparers vs Project Management Specialists52.2%47.9%4.3
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education vs Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary35.3%33.0%2.3
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors vs Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education38.3%35.3%3.0
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary vs Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education38.7%35.3%3.5
Light Truck Drivers vs Subway and Streetcar Operators35.9%33.4%2.5
Light Truck Drivers vs Transportation Inspectors35.9%32.8%3.1
Light Truck Drivers vs First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators35.9%32.7%3.2
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants vs Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks63.7%61.4%2.3
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants vs Data Entry Keyers63.7%61.2%2.5
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks vs Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants66.8%63.7%3.1
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers vs Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners7.6%5.4%2.2
Tree Trimmers and Pruners vs Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers10.8%7.6%3.2
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation vs Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers19.9%7.6%12.3
Human Resources Specialists vs Financial Examiners42.4%39.9%2.4
Compliance Officers vs Human Resources Specialists46.3%42.4%3.9
Fundraisers vs Human Resources Specialists46.4%42.4%4.1
Loan Interviewers and Clerks vs Receptionists and Information Clerks58.4%56.4%2.0
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants vs Receptionists and Information Clerks59.1%56.4%2.7
Receptionists and Information Clerks vs Tellers56.4%53.4%2.9

Any other pair can be built on the fly at compare, and every occupation has its own page with each of its tasks scored.