Takeover Tracker
31%medium risk
Sailors and Marine Oilers
vs

66 shared · 15 different

core competencies

45%medium risk
Conveyor Operators and Tenders

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricSailors and Marine OilersConveyor Operators and Tenders
Risk Score30.7%45.4%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile43th92th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 1512 / 15
Median Salary$49,610$41,230
Employment31K26K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Far Vision
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Gross Body Equilibrium
Auditory Attention
Performing General Physical Activities
Depth Perception
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Stamina
Glare Sensitivity
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Sailors and Marine Oilers

30%

total discount

Conveyor Operators and Tenders

27%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Sailors and Marine Oilers

5 of 15 at risk
87%Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
87%Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
87%Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
85%Stand watch in ships' bows or bridge wings to look for obstructions in a ship's path or to locate navigational aids, such as buoys or lighthouses.
85%Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.

Conveyor Operators and Tenders

12 of 15 at risk
88%Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime.
88%Weigh or measure materials and products, using scales or other measuring instruments, or read scales on conveyors that continually weigh products, to verify specified tonnages and prevent overloads.
87%Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
86%Inform supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed.
71%Press console buttons to deflect packages to predetermined accumulators or reject lines.

Wage Comparison

Conveyor Operators and Tenders earns -$8,380(-17%) vs Sailors and Marine Oilers
Sailors and Marine OilersConveyor Operators and Tenders
10th
$33,350$34,940
25th
$38,450$37,500
Median
$49,610$41,230
75th
$65,370$48,640
90th
$81,890$60,390

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Sailors and Marine Oilers2028–2035
Conveyor Operators and Tenders2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Sailors and Marine Oilers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Conveyor Operators and Tenders.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Sailors and Marine Oilers

$34,385

from $49,610

Conveyor Operators and Tenders

$22,516

from $41,230

After adjusting for AI risk, Sailors and Marine Oilers offers $11,869 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Sailors

0

Unique to Conveyor

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
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