Takeover Tracker
28%medium risk
Civil Engineers
vs

83 shared · 11 different

core competencies

32%medium risk
Transportation Engineers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricCivil EngineersTransportation Engineers
Risk Score27.9%32.4%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile29th53th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 157 / 15
Median Salary$99,590$99,590
Employment355K355K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Transportation
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Science
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Thinking Creatively
Operations Analysis
Design
Flexibility of Closure
Processing Information
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Economics and Accounting

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Civil Engineers

32%

total discount

Transportation Engineers

32%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Civil Engineers

5 of 15 at risk
86%Estimate quantities and cost of materials, equipment, or labor to determine project feasibility.
53%Analyze survey reports, maps, drawings, blueprints, aerial photography, or other topographical or geologic data.
51%Compute load and grade requirements, water flow rates, or material stress factors to determine design specifications.
51%Plan and design transportation or hydraulic systems or structures using computer assisted design or drawing tools.
50%Test soils or materials to determine the adequacy and strength of foundations, concrete, asphalt, or steel.

Transportation Engineers

7 of 15 at risk
86%Prepare administrative, technical, or statistical reports on traffic-operation matters, such as accidents, safety measures, or pedestrian volume or practices.
84%Estimate transportation project costs.
72%Prepare project budgets, schedules, or specifications for labor or materials.
53%Design or prepare plans for new transportation systems or parts of systems, such as airports, commuter trains, highways, streets, bridges, drainage structures, or roadway lighting.
52%Design or engineer drainage, erosion, or sedimentation control systems for transportation projects.

Wage Comparison

Transportation Engineers earns $0(0%) vs Civil Engineers
Civil EngineersTransportation Engineers
10th
$65,920$65,920
25th
$78,790$78,790
Median
$99,590$99,590
75th
$128,290$128,290
90th
$160,990$160,990

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Civil Engineers2028–2035
Transportation Engineers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Civil Engineers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Transportation Engineers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Civil Engineers

$71,834

from $99,590

Transportation Engineers

$67,363

from $99,590

After adjusting for AI risk, Civil Engineers offers $4,472 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Civil

0

Unique to Transportation

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
Creativity
Fine Manipulation
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