Takeover Tracker
31%medium risk
Sailors and Marine Oilers
vs

67 shared · 18 different

core competencies

24%low risk
Crane and Tower Operators

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricSailors and Marine OilersCrane and Tower Operators
Risk Score30.7%23.8%
Risk TierMedium RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile43th16th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 155 / 12
Median Salary$49,610$66,370
Employment31K42K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Performing General Physical Activities
Training and Teaching Others
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Assisting and Caring for Others
Auditory Attention
Mechanical
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Flexibility of Closure
Rate Control
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Sailors and Marine Oilers

30%

total discount

Crane and Tower Operators

26%

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.

Crane and Tower Operators

5 of 12 at risk
88%Determine load weights and check them against lifting capacities to prevent overload.
88%Weigh bundles, using floor scales, and record weights for company records.
86%Review daily work or delivery schedules to determine orders, sequences of deliveries, or special loading instructions.
84%Inspect bundle packaging for conformance to regulations or customer requirements and remove and batch packaging tickets.
57%Load or unload bundles from trucks or move containers to storage bins, using moving equipment.

Wage Comparison

Crane and Tower Operators earns +$16,760(+34%) vs Sailors and Marine Oilers
Sailors and Marine OilersCrane and Tower Operators
10th
$33,350$41,670
25th
$38,450$50,970
Median
$49,610$66,370
75th
$65,370$81,630
90th
$81,890$102,400

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Sailors and Marine Oilers2028–2035
Crane and Tower Operators2028–2035
20242030203520402045

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

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Sailors and Marine Oilers

$34,385

from $49,610

Crane and Tower Operators

$50,567

from $66,370

After adjusting for AI risk, Crane and Tower Operators offers $16,183 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Sailors

0

Unique to Crane

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
Fine Manipulation
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