Takeover Tracker
29%medium risk
Agricultural Engineers
vs

71 shared · 17 different

core competencies

33%medium risk
Wind Energy Engineers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricAgricultural EngineersWind Energy Engineers
Risk Score28.8%33.3%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile33th58th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)3 / 1410 / 15
Median Salary$84,630$117,750
Employment2K151K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Chemistry
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Thinking Creatively
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Category Flexibility
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Processing Information
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Analyzing Data or Information
Time Sharing

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Agricultural Engineers

33%

total discount

Wind Energy Engineers

30%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Agricultural Engineers

3 of 14 at risk
72%Prepare reports, sketches, working drawings, specifications, proposals, and budgets for proposed sites or systems.
53%Design food processing plants and related mechanical systems.
51%Design agricultural machinery components and equipment, using computer-aided design (CAD) technology.
49%Provide advice on water quality and issues related to pollution management, river control, and ground and surface water resources.
47%Design sensing, measuring, and recording devices, and other instrumentation used to study plant or animal life.

Wind Energy Engineers

10 of 15 at risk
80%Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms.
76%Monitor wind farm construction to ensure compliance with regulatory standards or environmental requirements.
57%Estimate energy production by analyzing wind data.
55%Analyze meteorological data.
55%Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection systems, substations, switchyards, or transmission lines.

Wage Comparison

Wind Energy Engineers earns +$33,120(+39%) vs Agricultural Engineers
Agricultural EngineersWind Energy Engineers
10th
$43,020$62,840
25th
$49,930$85,750
Median
$84,630$117,750
75th
$103,940$152,670
90th
$132,700$183,510

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Agricultural Engineers2028–2035
Wind Energy Engineers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Agricultural Engineers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Wind Energy Engineers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Agricultural Engineers

$60,240

from $84,630

Wind Energy Engineers

$78,563

from $117,750

After adjusting for AI risk, Wind Energy Engineers offers $18,323 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Agricultural

0

Unique to Wind

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
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