Takeover Tracker
31%medium risk
Sailors and Marine Oilers
vs

54 shared · 24 different

core competencies

24%low risk
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricSailors and Marine OilersRoustabouts, Oil and Gas
Risk Score30.7%24.0%
Risk TierMedium RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile43th17th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 150 / 15
Median Salary$49,610$47,510
Employment31K45K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Far Vision
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Operation Monitoring
Analyzing Data or Information
Training and Teaching Others
Glare Sensitivity
Documenting/Recording Information
Controlling Machines and Processes
Processing Information

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Sailors and Marine Oilers

30%

total discount

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

25%

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.

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

0 of 15 at risk
49%Unscrew or tighten pipes, casing, tubing, and pump rods, using hand and power wrenches and tongs.
49%Move pipes to and from trucks, using truck winches and motorized lifts, or by hand.
49%Dig drainage ditches around wells and storage tanks.
47%Clean trucks used in the fields.
45%Keep pipe deck and main deck areas clean and tidy.

Wage Comparison

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas earns -$2,100(-4%) vs Sailors and Marine Oilers
Sailors and Marine OilersRoustabouts, Oil and Gas
10th
$33,350$35,650
25th
$38,450$38,330
Median
$49,610$47,510
75th
$65,370$57,170
90th
$81,890$64,010

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Sailors and Marine Oilers2028–2035
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 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

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

$36,093

from $47,510

After adjusting for AI risk, Roustabouts, Oil and Gas offers $1,709 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Sailors

0

Unique to Roustabouts,

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
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