Takeover Tracker
39%medium risk
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
vs

67 shared · 18 different

core competencies

46%medium risk
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricTank Car, Truck, and Ship LoadersIndustrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Risk Score39.5%45.6%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile79th92th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 158 / 11
Median Salary$58,070$46,390
Employment11K806K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Mechanical
Production and Processing
Interacting With Computers
Administration and Management
Performing Administrative Activities
Transportation
Documenting/Recording Information
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Public Safety and Security
Gross Body Equilibrium

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

28%

total discount

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

6 of 15 at risk
88%Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, gauge readings, and operating times, manually or using computers.
84%Verify tank car, barge, or truck load numbers to ensure car placement accuracy based on written or verbal instructions.
78%Monitor product movement to and from storage tanks, coordinating activities with other workers to ensure constant product flow.
74%Lower gauge rods into tanks or read meters to verify contents, temperatures, and volumes of liquid loads.
74%Check conditions and weights of vessels to ensure cleanliness and compliance with loading procedures.

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

8 of 11 at risk
87%Weigh materials or products and record weight or other production data on tags or labels.
63%Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles.
63%Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
61%Move levers or controls that operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams with swivel-hooks, hoists, or elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, or stack material.
61%Inspect product load for accuracy and safely move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure timely and complete delivery.

Wage Comparison

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators earns -$11,680(-20%) vs Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship LoadersIndustrial Truck and Tractor Operators
10th
$38,260$36,500
25th
$47,260$39,780
Median
$58,070$46,390
75th
$71,230$53,680
90th
$88,120$61,540

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders2028–2035
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

$35,144

from $58,070

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

$25,218

from $46,390

After adjusting for AI risk, Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders offers $9,926 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Tank

0

Unique to Industrial

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
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