Takeover Tracker

28%medium risk
Civil Engineers
vs

58 shared · 33 different

core competencies

33%medium risk
Wind Energy Engineers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricCivil EngineersWind Energy Engineers
Risk Score27.9%33.3%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile29th58th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 1510 / 15
Median Salary$99,590$117,750
Employment355K151K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Building and Construction
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Staffing Organizational Units
Thinking Creatively
Computers and Electronics
Problem Sensitivity
Category Flexibility
Operations Analysis
Coaching and Developing Others
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Civil Engineers

32%

total discount

Wind Energy Engineers

30%

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.

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 +$18,160(+18%) vs Civil Engineers
Civil EngineersWind Energy Engineers
10th
$65,920$62,840
25th
$78,790$85,750
Median
$99,590$117,750
75th
$128,290$152,670
90th
$160,990$183,510

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