Takeover Tracker

30%medium risk
Robotics Engineers
vs

40 shared · 61 different

core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricRobotics EngineersAutomotive Engineering Technicians
Risk Score30.4%29.7%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile41th37th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 156 / 15
Median Salary$117,750$68,730
Employment151K37K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Design
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Thinking Creatively
Mathematical Reasoning
Handling and Moving Objects
Originality
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
ProgrammingAI-Vulnerable
Systems AnalysisAI-Augmented
Operations Analysis
Visualization
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Robotics Engineers

35%

total discount

Automotive Engineering Technicians

30%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Robotics Engineers

5 of 15 at risk
88%Create back-ups of robot programs or parameters.
57%Design robotic systems, such as automatic vehicle control, autonomous vehicles, advanced displays, advanced sensing, robotic platforms, computer vision, or telematics systems.
55%Process or interpret signals or sensor data.
54%Design software to control robotic systems for applications, such as military defense or manufacturing.
52%Debug robotics programs.

Automotive Engineering Technicians

6 of 15 at risk
86%Order new test equipment, supplies, or replacement parts.
85%Monitor computer-controlled test equipment, according to written or verbal instructions.
69%Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, work specifications, drawings, or charts.
63%Document test results, using cameras, spreadsheets, documents, or other tools.
53%Perform or execute manual or automated tests of automotive system or component performance, efficiency, or durability.

Wage Comparison

Automotive Engineering Technicians earns -$49,020(-42%) vs Robotics Engineers
Robotics EngineersAutomotive Engineering Technicians
10th
$62,840$46,940
25th
$85,750$57,330
Median
$117,750$68,730
75th
$152,670$82,980
90th
$183,510$100,890

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