Takeover Tracker
32%medium risk
Operations Research Analysts
vs

55 shared · 11 different

core competencies

38%medium risk
Statisticians

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricOperations Research AnalystsStatisticians
Risk Score31.9%37.8%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile51th75th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 159 / 15
Median Salary$91,290$103,300
Employment108K30K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Systems Evaluation
Selling or Influencing Others
ProgrammingAI-Vulnerable
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Operations Analysis
Thinking Creatively
Developing and Building Teams
Systems AnalysisAI-Augmented
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Science
Complex Problem SolvingAI-Resistant

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Operations Research Analysts

30%

total discount

Statisticians

27%

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.

Statisticians

9 of 15 at risk
71%Process large amounts of data for statistical modeling and graphic analysis, using computers.
70%Report results of statistical analyses, including information in the form of graphs, charts, and tables.
65%Prepare data for processing by organizing information, checking for inaccuracies, and adjusting and weighting the raw data.
53%Analyze and interpret statistical data to identify significant differences in relationships among sources of information.
52%Develop software applications or programming to use for statistical modeling and graphic analysis.

Wage Comparison

Statisticians earns +$12,010(+13%) vs Operations Research Analysts
Operations Research AnalystsStatisticians
10th
$53,910$60,390
25th
$66,910$79,210
Median
$91,290$103,300
75th
$124,120$137,610
90th
$159,280$170,700

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Operations Research Analysts2028–2035
Statisticians2028–2035
20242030203520402045

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

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Operations Research Analysts

$62,159

from $91,290

Statisticians

$64,294

from $103,300

After adjusting for AI risk, Statisticians offers $2,135 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Operations

0

Unique to Statisticians

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
Operations Research AnalystsStatisticians
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