Takeover Tracker
24%low risk
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining
vs

72 shared · 33 different

core competencies

30%medium risk
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricService Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and MiningRail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Risk Score23.7%29.8%
Risk TierLow RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile16th38th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)2 / 154 / 15
Median Salary$57,980$67,370
Employment44K16K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Assisting and Caring for Others
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Training and Teaching Others
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Building and Construction
Customer and Personal Service
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Developing and Building Teams
Controlling Machines and Processes
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
Coaching and Developing Others
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining

32%

total discount

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

28%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining

2 of 15 at risk
86%Prepare reports of services rendered, tools used, or time required, for billing purposes.
51%Listen to engines, rotary chains, or other equipment to detect faulty operations or unusual well conditions.
49%Operate pumps that circulate water, oil, or other fluids through wells to remove sand or other materials obstructing the free flow of oil.
49%Select fishing methods or tools for removing obstacles such as liners, broken casing, screens, or drill pipe.
49%Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

4 of 15 at risk
84%Observe leveling indicator arms to verify levelness and alignment of tracks.
57%Adjust controls of machines that spread, shape, raise, level, or align track, according to specifications.
55%Engage mechanisms that lay tracks or rails to specified gauges.
53%Clean, grade, or level ballast on railroad tracks.
49%Operate single- or multiple-head spike driving machines to drive spikes into ties and secure rails.

Wage Comparison

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators earns +$9,390(+16%) vs Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and MiningRail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
10th
$40,010$45,720
25th
$47,330$51,630
Median
$57,980$67,370
75th
$70,510$79,330
90th
$93,820$84,840

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining2028–2035
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining

$44,250

from $57,980

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

$47,267

from $67,370

After adjusting for AI risk, Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators offers $3,016 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Service

0

Unique to Rail-Track

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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