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

76 shared · 18 different

core competencies

31%medium risk
Sailors and Marine Oilers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricTank Car, Truck, and Ship LoadersSailors and Marine Oilers
Risk Score39.5%30.7%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile79th43th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 155 / 15
Median Salary$58,070$49,610
Employment11K31K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Production and Processing
Interacting With Computers
Public Safety and Security
Mechanical
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Scheduling Work and Activities
Customer and Personal Service
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Transportation

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

28%

total discount

Sailors and Marine Oilers

30%

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.

Sailors and Marine Oilers

5 of 15 at risk
87%Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
87%Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
87%Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
85%Stand watch in ships' bows or bridge wings to look for obstructions in a ship's path or to locate navigational aids, such as buoys or lighthouses.
85%Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.

Wage Comparison

Sailors and Marine Oilers earns -$8,460(-15%) vs Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship LoadersSailors and Marine Oilers
10th
$38,260$33,350
25th
$47,260$38,450
Median
$58,070$49,610
75th
$71,230$65,370
90th
$88,120$81,890

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders2028–2035
Sailors and Marine Oilers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Sailors and Marine Oilers 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

Sailors and Marine Oilers

$34,385

from $49,610

After adjusting for AI risk, Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders offers $759 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Tank

0

Unique to Sailors

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
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