Takeover Tracker
32%medium risk
Mates- Ship, Boat, and Barge
vs

69 shared · 26 different

core competencies

30%medium risk
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricMates- Ship, Boat, and BargeRail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Risk Score32.1%29.8%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile52th38th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)4 / 124 / 15
Median Salary$85,540$67,370
Employment35K16K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Building and Construction
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Training and Teaching Others
Geography
Oral Expression
Controlling Machines and Processes
Static Strength
Public Safety and Security
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Law and Government
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Mates- Ship, Boat, and Barge

32%

total discount

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

28%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Mates- Ship, Boat, and Barge

4 of 12 at risk
85%Arrange for ships to be stocked, fueled, or repaired.
79%Observe water from ships' mastheads to advise on navigational direction.
77%Observe loading or unloading of cargo or equipment to ensure that handling and storage are performed according to specifications.
61%Determine geographical positions of ships, using lorans, azimuths of celestial bodies, or computers, and use this information to determine the course and speed of a ship.
49%Stand watches on vessels during specified periods while vessels are under way.

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

4 of 15 at risk
84%Observe leveling indicator arms to verify levelness and alignment of tracks.
57%Adjust controls of machines that spread, shape, raise, level, or align track, according to specifications.
55%Engage mechanisms that lay tracks or rails to specified gauges.
53%Clean, grade, or level ballast on railroad tracks.
49%Operate single- or multiple-head spike driving machines to drive spikes into ties and secure rails.

Wage Comparison

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators earns -$18,170(-21%) vs Mates- Ship, Boat, and Barge
Mates- Ship, Boat, and BargeRail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
10th
$46,260$45,720
25th
$60,800$51,630
Median
$85,540$67,370
75th
$124,530$79,330
90th
$164,230$84,840

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Mates- Ship, Boat, and Barge2028–2035
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Mates- Ship, Boat, and Barge.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Mates- Ship, Boat, and Barge

$58,065

from $85,540

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

$47,267

from $67,370

After adjusting for AI risk, Mates- Ship, Boat, and Barge offers $10,798 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Mates-

0

Unique to Rail-Track

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
Regulatory Barriers
Creativity
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