Takeover Tracker
32%medium risk
Transportation Engineers
vs

73 shared · 17 different

core competencies

30%medium risk
Architectural and Engineering Managers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricTransportation EngineersArchitectural and Engineering Managers
Risk Score32.4%29.7%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile53th37th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 153 / 15
Median Salary$99,590$167,740
Employment355K210K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Transportation
Building and Construction
Operations Analysis
Customer and Personal Service
Thinking Creatively
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Design
Social PerceptivenessAI-Resistant
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Personnel and Human Resources

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Transportation Engineers

32%

total discount

Architectural and Engineering Managers

34%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Transportation Engineers

7 of 15 at risk
86%Prepare administrative, technical, or statistical reports on traffic-operation matters, such as accidents, safety measures, or pedestrian volume or practices.
84%Estimate transportation project costs.
72%Prepare project budgets, schedules, or specifications for labor or materials.
53%Design or prepare plans for new transportation systems or parts of systems, such as airports, commuter trains, highways, streets, bridges, drainage structures, or roadway lighting.
52%Design or engineer drainage, erosion, or sedimentation control systems for transportation projects.

Architectural and Engineering Managers

3 of 15 at risk
84%Perform administrative functions, such as reviewing or writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules, or purchasing of materials or services.
54%Assess project feasibility by analyzing technology, resource needs, or market demand.
52%Review, recommend, or approve contracts or cost estimates.
50%Prepare budgets, bids, or contracts.
49%Develop or implement policies, standards, or procedures for engineering and technical work.

Wage Comparison

Architectural and Engineering Managers earns +$68,150(+68%) vs Transportation Engineers
Transportation EngineersArchitectural and Engineering Managers
10th
$65,920$111,450
25th
$78,790$134,930
Median
$99,590$167,740
75th
$128,290$207,210
90th
$160,990$239,200

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Transportation Engineers2028–2035
Architectural and Engineering Managers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Architectural and Engineering Managers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Transportation Engineers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Transportation Engineers

$67,363

from $99,590

Architectural and Engineering Managers

$117,904

from $167,740

After adjusting for AI risk, Architectural and Engineering Managers offers $50,542 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Transportation

0

Unique to Architectural

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Social Intelligence
Creativity
Decision Complexity
Fine Manipulation
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