Takeover Tracker
32%medium risk
Transportation Engineers
vs

69 shared · 25 different

core competencies

31%medium risk
Construction Managers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricTransportation EngineersConstruction Managers
Risk Score32.4%31.3%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile53th46th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 155 / 15
Median Salary$99,590$106,980
Employment355K348K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Transportation
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Engineering and Technology
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Design
Physics
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Processing Information
Mathematical Reasoning
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Fluency of Ideas

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Transportation Engineers

32%

total discount

Construction Managers

32%

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.

Construction Managers

5 of 15 at risk
86%Requisition supplies or materials to complete construction projects.
84%Determine labor requirements for dispatching workers to construction sites.
74%Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports.
52%Plan, organize, or direct activities concerned with the construction or maintenance of structures, facilities, or systems.
51%Plan, schedule, or coordinate construction project activities to meet deadlines.

Wage Comparison

Construction Managers earns +$7,390(+7%) vs Transportation Engineers
Transportation EngineersConstruction Managers
10th
$65,920$65,160
25th
$78,790$83,480
Median
$99,590$106,980
75th
$128,290$139,330
90th
$160,990$176,990

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Transportation Engineers2028–2035
Construction Managers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Construction 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

Construction Managers

$73,549

from $106,980

After adjusting for AI risk, Construction Managers offers $6,186 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Transportation

0

Unique to Construction

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
Regulatory Barriers
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