Takeover Tracker
30%medium risk
Correctional Officers and Jailers
vs

58 shared · 21 different

core competencies

46%medium risk
Transportation Security Screeners

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricCorrectional Officers and JailersTransportation Security Screeners
Risk Score30.2%46.4%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile40th94th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 1510 / 15
Median Salary$57,970$63,360
Employment365K46K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Handling and Moving Objects
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Documenting/Recording Information
Public Safety and Security
Psychology
Law and Government
Processing Information
Assisting and Caring for Others
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Social PerceptivenessAI-Resistant

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Correctional Officers and Jailers

33%

total discount

Transportation Security Screeners

28%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Correctional Officers and Jailers

7 of 15 at risk
88%Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
86%Process or book convicted individuals into prison.
86%Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidences of inmate disturbance, and keep daily logs of prisoner activities.
80%Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
78%Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.

Transportation Security Screeners

10 of 15 at risk
88%Check passengers' tickets to ensure that they are valid, and to determine whether passengers have designations that require special handling, such as providing photo identification.
86%Inspect carry-on items, using x-ray viewing equipment, to determine whether items contain objects that warrant further investigation.
86%View images of checked bags and cargo, using remote screening equipment, and alert baggage screeners or handlers to any possible problems.
86%Notify supervisors or other appropriate personnel when security breaches occur.
86%Ask passengers to remove shoes and divest themselves of metal objects prior to walking through metal detectors.

Wage Comparison

Transportation Security Screeners earns +$5,390(+9%) vs Correctional Officers and Jailers
Correctional Officers and JailersTransportation Security Screeners
10th
$41,750$45,010
25th
$47,520$52,210
Median
$57,970$63,360
75th
$75,330$69,990
90th
$93,000$75,940

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Correctional Officers and Jailers2028–2035
Transportation Security Screeners2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Correctional Officers and Jailers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Transportation Security Screeners.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Correctional Officers and Jailers

$40,446

from $57,970

Transportation Security Screeners

$33,936

from $63,360

After adjusting for AI risk, Correctional Officers and Jailers offers $6,510 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Correctional

0

Unique to Transportation

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Regulatory Barriers
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
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