Takeover Tracker
26%medium risk
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
vs

62 shared · 9 different

core competencies

20%low risk
Rail Car Repairers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricHelpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersRail Car Repairers
Risk Score26.2%19.9%
Risk TierMedium RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile22th6th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)4 / 153 / 15
Median Salary$38,860$65,680
Employment98K18K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
Controlling Machines and Processes
Public Safety and Security
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
English Language
Repairing
Mechanical
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Troubleshooting

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

25%

total discount

Rail Car Repairers

26%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

4 of 15 at risk
86%Order new parts to maintain inventory.
63%Tend and observe equipment and machinery to verify efficient and safe operation.
53%Apply protective materials to equipment, components, and parts to prevent defects and corrosion.
51%Clean or lubricate vehicles, machinery, equipment, instruments, tools, work areas, and other objects, using hand tools, power tools, and cleaning equipment.
49%Diagnose electrical problems and install and rewire electrical components.

Rail Car Repairers

3 of 15 at risk
86%Record conditions of cars, and repair and maintenance work performed or to be performed.
53%Inspect the interior and exterior of rail cars coming into rail yards to identify defects and to determine the extent of wear and damage.
51%Inspect components such as bearings, seals, gaskets, wheels, and coupler assemblies to determine if repairs are needed.
45%Test units for operability before and after repairs.
45%Measure diameters of axle wheel seats, using micrometers, and mark dimensions on axles so that wheels can be bored to specified dimensions.

Wage Comparison

Rail Car Repairers earns +$26,820(+69%) vs Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersRail Car Repairers
10th
$28,770$45,670
25th
$33,760$51,640
Median
$38,860$65,680
75th
$46,600$80,150
90th
$54,650$92,000

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers2028–2035
Rail Car Repairers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Rail Car Repairers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

$28,694

from $38,860

Rail Car Repairers

$52,616

from $65,680

After adjusting for AI risk, Rail Car Repairers offers $23,922 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Helpers--Installation,

0

Unique to Rail

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Creativity
Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
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