Takeover Tracker
28%medium risk
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
vs

54 shared · 28 different

core competencies

30%medium risk
Survey Researchers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricIndustrial-Organizational PsychologistsSurvey Researchers
Risk Score27.8%30.1%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile29th40th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 155 / 15
Median Salary$109,840$63,380
Employment1K8K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Psychology
Personnel and Human Resources
Education and Training
Processing Information
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Scheduling Work and Activities
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Science
Systems AnalysisAI-Augmented
Systems Evaluation
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Selling or Influencing Others

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

34%

total discount

Survey Researchers

31%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

5 of 15 at risk
57%Formulate and implement training programs, applying principles of learning and individual differences.
53%Develop interview techniques, rating scales, and psychological tests used to assess skills, abilities, and interests for the purpose of employee selection, placement, or promotion.
53%Write articles, white papers, or reports to share research findings and educate others.
52%Review research literature to remain current on psychological science issues.
51%Identify training and development needs.

Survey Researchers

5 of 15 at risk
85%Produce documentation of the questionnaire development process, data collection methods, sampling designs, and decisions related to sample statistical weighting.
68%Monitor and evaluate survey progress and performance, using sample disposition reports and response rate calculations.
63%Review, classify, and record survey data in preparation for computer analysis.
51%Determine and specify details of survey projects, including sources of information, procedures to be used, and the design of survey instruments and materials.
51%Write proposals to win new projects.

Wage Comparison

Survey Researchers earns -$46,460(-42%) vs Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Industrial-Organizational PsychologistsSurvey Researchers
10th
$51,880$36,950
25th
$80,790$46,110
Median
$109,840$63,380
75th
$198,170$85,370
90th
$224,590$118,730

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists2028–2035
Survey Researchers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Survey Researchers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

$79,261

from $109,840

Survey Researchers

$44,277

from $63,380

After adjusting for AI risk, Industrial-Organizational Psychologists offers $34,983 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Industrial-Organizational

0

Unique to Survey

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
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