Takeover Tracker
16%low risk
Boilermakers
vs

76 shared · 15 different

core competencies

30%medium risk
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricBoilermakersRail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Risk Score16.1%29.8%
Risk TierLow RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile2th38th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)3 / 154 / 15
Median Salary$73,340$67,370
Employment10K16K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Design
Developing Objectives and Strategies
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Performing General Physical Activities
Production and Processing
Far Vision
Near Vision
Controlling Machines and Processes
Finger Dexterity

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Boilermakers

30%

total discount

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

28%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Boilermakers

3 of 15 at risk
55%Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts.
51%Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired.
51%Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
43%Lay out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal and locate and mark bending and cutting lines, using protractors, compasses, and drawing instruments or templates.
39%Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments.

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

4 of 15 at risk
84%Observe leveling indicator arms to verify levelness and alignment of tracks.
57%Adjust controls of machines that spread, shape, raise, level, or align track, according to specifications.
55%Engage mechanisms that lay tracks or rails to specified gauges.
53%Clean, grade, or level ballast on railroad tracks.
49%Operate single- or multiple-head spike driving machines to drive spikes into ties and secure rails.

Wage Comparison

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators earns -$5,970(-8%) vs Boilermakers
BoilermakersRail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
10th
$48,390$45,720
25th
$62,230$51,630
Median
$73,340$67,370
75th
$93,520$79,330
90th
$107,600$84,840

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Boilermakers2028–2035
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Boilermakers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Boilermakers

$61,554

from $73,340

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

$47,267

from $67,370

After adjusting for AI risk, Boilermakers offers $14,287 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Boilermakers

0

Unique to Rail-Track

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
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