Takeover Tracker
22%low risk
Highway Maintenance Workers
vs

64 shared · 17 different

core competencies

46%medium risk
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricHighway Maintenance WorkersIndustrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Risk Score22.3%45.6%
Risk TierLow RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile12th92th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)3 / 158 / 11
Median Salary$49,070$46,390
Employment152K806K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Handling and Moving Objects
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Selling or Influencing Others
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Assisting and Caring for Others
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Performing Administrative Activities
Developing and Building Teams
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Public Safety and Security

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Highway Maintenance Workers

27%

total discount

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Highway Maintenance Workers

3 of 15 at risk
61%Measure and mark locations for installation of markers, using tape, string, or chalk.
61%Paint traffic control lines and place pavement traffic messages, by hand or using machines.
51%Drive trucks to transport crews and equipment to work sites.
49%Flag motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead.
47%Apply poisons along roadsides and in animal burrows to eliminate unwanted roadside vegetation and rodents.

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

8 of 11 at risk
87%Weigh materials or products and record weight or other production data on tags or labels.
63%Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles.
63%Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
61%Move levers or controls that operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams with swivel-hooks, hoists, or elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, or stack material.
61%Inspect product load for accuracy and safely move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure timely and complete delivery.

Wage Comparison

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators earns -$2,680(-5%) vs Highway Maintenance Workers
Highway Maintenance WorkersIndustrial Truck and Tractor Operators
10th
$35,030$36,500
25th
$41,540$39,780
Median
$49,070$46,390
75th
$59,600$53,680
90th
$69,210$61,540

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Highway Maintenance Workers2028–2035
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Highway Maintenance Workers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Highway Maintenance Workers

$38,118

from $49,070

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

$25,218

from $46,390

After adjusting for AI risk, Highway Maintenance Workers offers $12,900 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Highway

0

Unique to Industrial

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Regulatory Barriers
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