Takeover Tracker
29%medium risk
Motorboat Operators
vs

73 shared · 19 different

core competencies

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricMotorboat OperatorsRail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Risk Score29.4%29.8%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile35th38th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 154 / 15
Median Salary$51,880$67,370
Employment2K16K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Geography
Building and Construction
Customer and Personal Service
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Controlling Machines and Processes
Spatial Orientation
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
English Language
Scheduling Work and Activities
Thinking Creatively
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Service OrientationAI-Resistant

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Motorboat Operators

30%

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

Motorboat Operators

5 of 15 at risk
85%Arrange repairs, fuel, and supplies for vessels.
83%Report any observed navigational hazards to authorities.
70%Follow safety procedures to ensure the protection of passengers, cargo, and vessels.
65%Take depth soundings in turning basins.
59%Maintain desired courses, using compasses or electronic navigational aids.

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 +$15,490(+30%) vs Motorboat Operators
Motorboat OperatorsRail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
10th
$31,970$45,720
25th
$39,860$51,630
Median
$51,880$67,370
75th
$68,490$79,330
90th
$82,330$84,840

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Motorboat Operators2028–2035
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators2028–2035
20242030203520402045

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

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Motorboat Operators

$36,643

from $51,880

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

$47,267

from $67,370

After adjusting for AI risk, Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators offers $10,624 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Motorboat

0

Unique to Rail-Track

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Regulatory Barriers
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
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