In this project, I examine whether competition over task domains, or jurisdictional competition, affects high- and low-educated occupations differently. Specifically, I investigate how task similarity between occupations affects the significance of certain tasks within an occupation, and whether this leads to differential task structures in high- and low-educated occupations. Using data from O*NET and the American Community Survey, I show that when faced with competition, occupations tend to secure their core, more significant tasks. However, high-educated occupations are better able to hive-off peripheral tasks, including routine or administrative tasks, than are low-educated occupations. This leads to high-educated occupations becoming increasingly specialized relative to low-educated occupations. I suggest that this process contributes to occupational disparity by generating higher earnings for high-educated occupations and creating barriers to mobility.