Takeover Tracker

30%medium risk
Robotics Engineers
vs

59 shared · 36 different

core competencies

36%medium risk
Industrial Engineers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricRobotics EngineersIndustrial Engineers
Risk Score30.4%35.9%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile41th68th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 159 / 15
Median Salary$117,750$101,140
Employment151K350K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Computers and Electronics
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
Quality Control Analysis
Physics
Technology DesignAI-Augmented
Operations Analysis
Design
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Interacting With Computers
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Production and Processing
Controlling Machines and Processes

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Robotics Engineers

35%

total discount

Industrial Engineers

31%

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.

Industrial Engineers

9 of 15 at risk
87%Complete production reports, purchase orders, and material, tool, and equipment lists.
85%Regulate and alter workflow schedules according to established manufacturing sequences and lead times to expedite production operations.
85%Record or oversee recording of information to ensure currency of engineering drawings and documentation of production problems.
55%Apply statistical methods and perform mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, staff requirements, and production standards.
53%Review production schedules, engineering specifications, orders, and related information to obtain knowledge of manufacturing methods, procedures, and activities.

Wage Comparison

Industrial Engineers earns -$16,610(-14%) vs Robotics Engineers
Robotics EngineersIndustrial Engineers
10th
$62,840$70,000
25th
$85,750$81,910
Median
$117,750$101,140
75th
$152,670$127,480
90th
$183,510$157,140

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