Takeover Tracker
32%medium risk
Operations Research Analysts
vs

45 shared · 19 different

core competencies

31%medium risk
Economists

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricOperations Research AnalystsEconomists
Risk Score31.9%31.1%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile51th45th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 152 / 13
Median Salary$91,290$115,440
Employment108K16K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Economics and Accounting
Training and Teaching Others
Operations Analysis
Computers and Electronics
Mathematical Reasoning
Selling or Influencing Others
Systems Evaluation
Developing and Building Teams
Originality
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Documenting/Recording Information
Thinking Creatively

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Operations Research Analysts

30%

total discount

Economists

29%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Operations Research Analysts

6 of 15 at risk
59%Review research literature.
53%Specify manipulative or computational methods to be applied to models.
52%Study and analyze information about alternative courses of action to determine which plan will offer the best outcomes.
52%Break systems into their components, assign numerical values to each component, and examine the mathematical relationships between them.
51%Formulate mathematical or simulation models of problems, relating constants and variables, restrictions, alternatives, conflicting objectives, and their numerical parameters.

Economists

2 of 13 at risk
53%Forecast production and consumption of renewable resources and supply, consumption, and depletion of non-renewable resources.
51%Formulate recommendations, policies, or plans to solve economic problems or to interpret markets.
50%Compile, analyze, and report data to explain economic phenomena and forecast market trends, applying mathematical models and statistical techniques.
49%Study the socioeconomic impacts of new public policies, such as proposed legislation, taxes, services, and regulations.
49%Conduct research on economic issues and disseminate research findings through technical reports or scientific articles in journals.

Wage Comparison

Economists earns +$24,150(+26%) vs Operations Research Analysts
Operations Research AnalystsEconomists
10th
$53,910$62,340
25th
$66,910$82,260
Median
$91,290$115,440
75th
$124,120$166,030
90th
$159,280$212,710

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Operations Research Analysts2028–2035
Economists2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Economists has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Operations Research Analysts.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Operations Research Analysts

$62,159

from $91,290

Economists

$79,527

from $115,440

After adjusting for AI risk, Economists offers $17,367 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Operations

0

Unique to Economists

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Operations Research AnalystsEconomists
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