Takeover Tracker
31%medium risk
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
vs

62 shared · 35 different

core competencies

32%medium risk
Soil and Water Conservationists

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricArchitects, Except Landscape and NavalSoil and Water Conservationists
Risk Score31.3%31.9%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile47th50th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 154 / 15
Median Salary$96,690$67,950
Employment111K26K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Building and Construction
Design
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Thinking Creatively
Visualization
Developing and Building Teams
Sales and Marketing
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Public Safety and Security
Scheduling Work and Activities
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Fluency of Ideas

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

35%

total discount

Soil and Water Conservationists

32%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

6 of 15 at risk
73%Prepare contract documents for building contractors.
72%Prepare information regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimated costs, or construction time.
69%Administer construction contracts.
55%Plan layouts of structural architectural projects.
55%Prepare scale drawings or architectural designs, using computer-aided design or other tools.

Soil and Water Conservationists

4 of 15 at risk
84%Compute design specifications for implementation of conservation practices, using survey or field information, technical guides or engineering manuals.
57%Gather information from geographic information systems (GIS) databases or applications to formulate land use recommendations.
55%Develop soil maps.
51%Plan soil management or conservation practices, such as crop rotation, reforestation, permanent vegetation, contour plowing, or terracing, to maintain soil or conserve water.
49%Monitor projects during or after construction to ensure projects conform to design specifications.

Wage Comparison

Soil and Water Conservationists earns -$28,740(-30%) vs Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Architects, Except Landscape and NavalSoil and Water Conservationists
10th
$60,510$45,260
25th
$76,110$53,190
Median
$96,690$67,950
75th
$123,300$87,980
90th
$159,800$107,720

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval2028–2035
Soil and Water Conservationists2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Soil and Water Conservationists.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

$66,445

from $96,690

Soil and Water Conservationists

$46,288

from $67,950

After adjusting for AI risk, Architects, Except Landscape and Naval offers $20,158 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Architects,

0

Unique to Soil

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Regulatory Barriers
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