Takeover Tracker

35%medium risk
Chemical Engineers
vs

54 shared · 33 different

core competencies

33%medium risk
Wind Energy Engineers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricChemical EngineersWind Energy Engineers
Risk Score35.4%33.3%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile67th58th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)8 / 1410 / 15
Median Salary$121,860$117,750
Employment20K151K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Chemistry
Production and Processing
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Processing Information
Thinking Creatively
Science
Category Flexibility
Analyzing Data or Information
Customer and Personal Service
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Information OrderingAI-Vulnerable

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Chemical Engineers

32%

total discount

Wind Energy Engineers

30%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Chemical Engineers

8 of 14 at risk
85%Prepare estimate of production costs and production progress reports for management.
83%Perform tests and monitor performance of processes throughout stages of production to determine degree of control over variables such as temperature, density, specific gravity, and pressure.
56%Design measurement and control systems for chemical plants based on data collected in laboratory experiments and in pilot plant operations.
55%Monitor and analyze data from processes and experiments.
55%Determine most effective arrangement of operations such as mixing, crushing, heat transfer, distillation, and drying.

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 -$4,110(-3%) vs Chemical Engineers
Chemical EngineersWind Energy Engineers
10th
$78,520$62,840
25th
$96,040$85,750
Median
$121,860$117,750
75th
$152,290$152,670
90th
$182,150$183,510

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