Takeover Tracker
31%medium risk
Sales Engineers
vs

36 shared · 33 different

core competencies

33%medium risk
Insurance Underwriters

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricSales EngineersInsurance Underwriters
Risk Score31.2%32.7%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile45th54th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 152 / 8
Median Salary$121,520$79,880
Employment57K108K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Selling or Influencing Others
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Developing Objectives and Strategies
PersuasionAI-Resistant
Computers and Electronics
Interacting With Computers
Thinking Creatively
Scheduling Work and Activities
Sales and Marketing
Fluency of Ideas
NegotiationAI-Resistant

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Sales Engineers

34%

total discount

Insurance Underwriters

28%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Sales Engineers

7 of 15 at risk
85%Create sales or service contracts for products or services.
84%Secure and renew orders and arrange delivery.
78%Arrange for demonstrations or trial installations of equipment.
55%Plan and modify product configurations to meet customer needs.
53%Recommend improved materials or machinery to customers, documenting how such changes will lower costs or increase production.

Insurance Underwriters

2 of 8 at risk
86%Review company records to determine amount of insurance in force on single risk or group of closely related risks.
55%Decline excessive risks.
49%Evaluate possibility of losses due to catastrophe or excessive insurance.
44%Decrease value of policy when risk is substandard and specify applicable endorsements or apply rating to ensure safe, profitable distribution of risks, using reference materials.
40%Examine documents to determine degree of risk from factors such as applicant health, financial standing and value, and condition of property.

Wage Comparison

Insurance Underwriters earns -$41,640(-34%) vs Sales Engineers
Sales EngineersInsurance Underwriters
10th
$70,580$51,640
25th
$90,690$63,070
Median
$121,520$79,880
75th
$159,200$104,820
90th
$202,670$138,020

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Sales Engineers2028–2035
Insurance Underwriters2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Sales Engineers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Insurance Underwriters.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Sales Engineers

$83,667

from $121,520

Insurance Underwriters

$53,791

from $79,880

After adjusting for AI risk, Sales Engineers offers $29,875 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Sales

0

Unique to Insurance

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Regulatory Barriers
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