Takeover Tracker
33%medium risk
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
vs

57 shared · 33 different

core competencies

33%medium risk
Wind Energy Engineers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricMining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety EngineersWind Energy Engineers
Risk Score33.0%33.3%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile57th58th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 1510 / 15
Median Salary$101,020$117,750
Employment7K151K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Design
Physics
Computers and Electronics
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Mechanical
Customer and Personal Service
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Category Flexibility
Training and Teaching Others
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Written Expression

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

31%

total discount

Wind Energy Engineers

30%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

5 of 15 at risk
86%Prepare technical reports for use by mining, engineering, and management personnel.
86%Monitor mine production rates to assess operational effectiveness.
85%Prepare schedules, reports, and estimates of the costs involved in developing and operating mines.
51%Examine maps, deposits, drilling locations, or mines to determine the location, size, accessibility, contents, value, and potential profitability of mineral, oil, and gas deposits.
51%Design, develop, and implement computer applications for use in mining operations such as mine design, modeling, or mapping or for monitoring mine conditions.

Wind Energy Engineers

10 of 15 at risk
80%Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms.
76%Monitor wind farm construction to ensure compliance with regulatory standards or environmental requirements.
57%Estimate energy production by analyzing wind data.
55%Analyze meteorological data.
55%Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection systems, substations, switchyards, or transmission lines.

Wage Comparison

Wind Energy Engineers earns +$16,730(+17%) vs Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety EngineersWind Energy Engineers
10th
$62,500$62,840
25th
$81,040$85,750
Median
$101,020$117,750
75th
$129,860$152,670
90th
$163,740$183,510

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers2028–2035
Wind Energy Engineers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Wind Energy Engineers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

$67,663

from $101,020

Wind Energy Engineers

$78,563

from $117,750

After adjusting for AI risk, Wind Energy Engineers offers $10,900 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Mining

0

Unique to Wind

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
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