Takeover Tracker
34%medium risk
Environmental Economists
vs

44 shared · 26 different

core competencies

43%medium risk
Statistical Assistants

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricEnvironmental EconomistsStatistical Assistants
Risk Score33.8%43.3%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile61th89th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)9 / 159 / 15
Median Salary$115,440$51,440
Employment16K6K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Economics and Accounting
Thinking Creatively
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Training and Teaching Others
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Analyzing Data or Information
Systems AnalysisAI-Augmented
Getting Information
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Environmental Economists

29%

total discount

Statistical Assistants

27%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Environmental Economists

9 of 15 at risk
85%Develop environmental research project plans, including information on budgets, goals, deliverables, timelines, and resource requirements.
55%Write research proposals and grant applications to obtain private or public funding for environmental and economic studies.
55%Write social, legal, or economic impact statements to inform decision makers for natural resource policies, standards, or programs.
53%Collect and analyze data to compare the environmental implications of economic policy or practice alternatives.
52%Write technical documents or academic articles to communicate study results or economic forecasts.

Statistical Assistants

9 of 15 at risk
86%Compile statistics from source materials, such as production or sales records, quality-control or test records, time sheets, or survey sheets.
85%Check source data to verify completeness and accuracy.
83%Participate in the publication of data or information.
77%Check survey responses for errors, such as the use of pens instead of pencils, and set aside response forms that cannot be used.
65%File data and related information and maintain and update databases.

Wage Comparison

Statistical Assistants earns -$64,000(-55%) vs Environmental Economists
Environmental EconomistsStatistical Assistants
10th
$62,340$38,050
25th
$82,260$45,970
Median
$115,440$51,440
75th
$166,030$63,620
90th
$212,710$79,410

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Environmental Economists2028–2035
Statistical Assistants2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Environmental Economists has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Statistical Assistants.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Environmental Economists

$76,421

from $115,440

Statistical Assistants

$29,146

from $51,440

After adjusting for AI risk, Environmental Economists offers $47,275 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Environmental

0

Unique to Statistical

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Regulatory Barriers
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