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

63 shared · 31 different

core competencies

33%medium risk
Transportation Planners

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricArchitects, Except Landscape and NavalTransportation Planners
Risk Score31.3%32.9%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile47th56th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 159 / 15
Median Salary$96,690$100,340
Employment111K37K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Building and Construction
Transportation
Design
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Thinking Creatively
Analyzing Data or Information
Scheduling Work and Activities
Public Safety and Security
Visualization
Operations Analysis
Far Vision

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

35%

total discount

Transportation Planners

31%

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.

Transportation Planners

9 of 15 at risk
72%Prepare necessary documents to obtain planned project approvals or permits.
64%Analyze information from traffic counting programs.
54%Design transportation surveys to identify areas of public concern.
53%Interpret data from traffic modeling software, geographic information systems, or associated databases.
53%Define regional or local transportation planning problems or priorities.

Wage Comparison

Transportation Planners earns +$3,650(+4%) vs Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Architects, Except Landscape and NavalTransportation Planners
10th
$60,510$62,570
25th
$76,110$79,210
Median
$96,690$100,340
75th
$123,300$127,880
90th
$159,800$160,810

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval2028–2035
Transportation Planners2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Transportation Planners.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

$66,445

from $96,690

Transportation Planners

$67,378

from $100,340

After adjusting for AI risk, Transportation Planners offers $933 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Architects,

0

Unique to Transportation

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
Architects, Except Landscape and NavalTransportation Planners
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