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

76 shared · 15 different

core competencies

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricTank Car, Truck, and Ship LoadersRail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Risk Score39.5%29.8%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile79th38th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 154 / 15
Median Salary$58,070$67,370
Employment11K16K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Production and Processing
Interacting With Computers
Public Safety and Security
Building and Construction
Documenting/Recording Information
Administration and Management
Performing Administrative Activities
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Customer and Personal Service
Scheduling Work and Activities
Processing Information

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

28%

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

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.

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 +$9,300(+16%) vs Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship LoadersRail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
10th
$38,260$45,720
25th
$47,260$51,630
Median
$58,070$67,370
75th
$71,230$79,330
90th
$88,120$84,840

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders2028–2035
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

$35,144

from $58,070

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 $12,123 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Tank

0

Unique to Rail-Track

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Regulatory Barriers
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
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