Takeover Tracker

38%medium risk
Police Detectives
vs

74 shared · 24 different

core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricPolice DetectivesTransit and Railroad Police
Risk Score38.1%24.7%
Risk TierMedium RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile75th18th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)4 / 153 / 14
Median Salary$93,580$82,320
Employment111K3K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Performing General Physical Activities
Analyzing Data or Information
Getting Information
Thinking Creatively
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Assisting and Caring for Others
Reading ComprehensionAI-Vulnerable
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Transportation

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Police Detectives

38%

total discount

Transit and Railroad Police

37%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Police Detectives

4 of 15 at risk
87%Examine records and governmental agency files to find identifying data about suspects.
85%Record progress of investigation, maintain informational files on suspects, and submit reports to commanding officer or magistrate to authorize warrants.
83%Provide information to lab personnel concerning the source of an item of evidence and tests to be performed.
72%Prepare charges or responses to charges, or information for court cases, according to formalized procedures.
47%Take photographs from all angles of relevant parts of a crime scene, including entrance and exit routes and streets and intersections.

Transit and Railroad Police

3 of 14 at risk
87%Examine credentials of unauthorized persons attempting to enter secured areas.
87%Record and verify seal numbers from boxcars containing frequently pilfered items, such as cigarettes or liquor, to detect tampering.
86%Prepare reports documenting investigation activities and results.
47%Investigate or direct investigations of freight theft, suspicious damage or loss of passengers' valuables, or other crimes on railroad property.
47%Seal empty boxcars by twisting nails in door hasps, using nail twisters.

Wage Comparison

Transit and Railroad Police earns -$11,260(-12%) vs Police Detectives
Police DetectivesTransit and Railroad Police
10th
$54,160$58,370
25th
$68,390$65,920
Median
$93,580$82,320
75th
$120,080$114,040
90th
$159,410$141,870

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