Takeover Tracker
28%medium risk
Civil Engineers
vs

63 shared · 28 different

core competencies

33%medium risk
Transportation Planners

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricCivil EngineersTransportation Planners
Risk Score27.9%32.9%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile29th56th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 159 / 15
Median Salary$99,590$100,340
Employment355K37K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Building and Construction
Transportation
Physics
Science
Geography
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Engineering and Technology
Operations Analysis
Mathematical Reasoning
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Civil Engineers

32%

total discount

Transportation Planners

31%

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 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 +$750(+1%) vs Civil Engineers
Civil EngineersTransportation Planners
10th
$65,920$62,570
25th
$78,790$79,210
Median
$99,590$100,340
75th
$128,290$127,880
90th
$160,990$160,810

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Civil Engineers2028–2035
Transportation Planners2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Civil Engineers 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%)

Civil Engineers

$71,834

from $99,590

Transportation Planners

$67,378

from $100,340

After adjusting for AI risk, Civil Engineers offers $4,456 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

Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Creativity
Social Intelligence
Civil EngineersTransportation Planners
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