Takeover Tracker
27%medium risk
Soil and Plant Scientists
vs

73 shared · 7 different

core competencies

30%medium risk
Geneticists

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricSoil and Plant ScientistsGeneticists
Risk Score27.3%30.4%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile26th41th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)3 / 156 / 15
Median Salary$71,410$93,330
Employment17K60K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Assisting and Caring for Others
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Training and Teaching Others
Social PerceptivenessAI-Resistant
Scheduling Work and Activities
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Education and Training

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Soil and Plant Scientists

32%

total discount

Geneticists

35%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Soil and Plant Scientists

3 of 15 at risk
52%Develop new or improved methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or insect pests.
51%Develop environmentally safe methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or insect pests.
50%Conduct research to determine best methods of planting, spraying, cultivating, harvesting, storing, processing, or transporting horticultural products.
49%Identify or classify species of insects or allied forms, such as mites or spiders.
49%Conduct experiments to develop new or improved varieties of field crops, focusing on characteristics such as yield, quality, disease resistance, nutritional value, or adaptation to specific soils or climates.

Geneticists

6 of 15 at risk
86%Maintain laboratory notebooks that record research methods, procedures, and results.
57%Extract deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or perform diagnostic tests involving processes such as gel electrophoresis, Southern blot analysis, and polymerase chain reaction analysis.
55%Create or use statistical models for the analysis of genetic data.
51%Prepare results of experimental findings for presentation at professional conferences or in scientific journals.
51%Attend clinical and research conferences and read scientific literature to keep abreast of technological advances and current genetic research findings.

Wage Comparison

Geneticists earns +$21,920(+31%) vs Soil and Plant Scientists
Soil and Plant ScientistsGeneticists
10th
$45,320$54,500
25th
$57,950$67,950
Median
$71,410$93,330
75th
$98,110$121,350
90th
$131,440$159,780

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Soil and Plant Scientists2028–2035
Geneticists2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Soil and Plant Scientists has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Geneticists.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Soil and Plant Scientists

$51,901

from $71,410

Geneticists

$64,958

from $93,330

After adjusting for AI risk, Geneticists offers $13,057 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Soil

0

Unique to Geneticists

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Regulatory Barriers
Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
Creativity
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