Takeover Tracker

34%medium risk
Computer Programmers
vs

56 shared · 12 different

core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricComputer ProgrammersDatabase Administrators
Risk Score34.4%34.6%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile64th65th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)8 / 157 / 15
Median SalaryN/AN/A
EmploymentN/AN/A

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

ProgrammingAI-Vulnerable
Engineering and Technology
Telecommunications
Computers and Electronics
Developing and Building Teams
Thinking Creatively
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Operation Monitoring
MonitoringAI-Augmented
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Computer Programmers

29%

total discount

Database Administrators

29%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Computer Programmers

8 of 15 at risk
85%Conduct trial runs of programs and software applications to be sure they will produce the desired information and that the instructions are correct.
71%Compile and write documentation of program development and subsequent revisions, inserting comments in the coded instructions so others can understand the program.
71%Write or contribute to instructions or manuals to guide end users.
57%Develop Web sites.
51%Correct errors by making appropriate changes and rechecking the program to ensure that the desired results are produced.

Database Administrators

7 of 15 at risk
72%Specify users and user access levels for each segment of database.
68%Review procedures in database management system manuals for making changes to database.
67%Revise company definition of data as defined in data dictionary.
66%Select and enter codes to monitor database performance and to create production database.
54%Develop methods for integrating different products so they work properly together such as customizing commercial databases to fit specific needs.

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