Takeover Tracker
32%medium risk
Transportation Engineers
vs

74 shared · 17 different

core competencies

30%medium risk
Energy Engineers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricTransportation EngineersEnergy Engineers
Risk Score32.4%29.6%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile53th36th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 157 / 15
Median Salary$99,590$117,750
Employment355K151K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Design
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Science
Thinking Creatively
Management of Financial Resources
Building and Construction
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Economics and Accounting
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Management of Material Resources
Visualization

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Transportation Engineers

32%

total discount

Energy Engineers

31%

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.

Energy Engineers

7 of 15 at risk
88%Verify energy bills and meter readings.
86%Prepare energy-related project reports or related documentation.
52%Monitor and analyze energy consumption.
51%Identify and recommend energy savings strategies to achieve more energy-efficient operation.
51%Perform energy modeling, measurement, verification, commissioning, or retro-commissioning.

Wage Comparison

Energy Engineers earns +$18,160(+18%) vs Transportation Engineers
Transportation EngineersEnergy Engineers
10th
$65,920$62,840
25th
$78,790$85,750
Median
$99,590$117,750
75th
$128,290$152,670
90th
$160,990$183,510

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Transportation Engineers2028–2035
Energy Engineers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Energy Engineers 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

Energy Engineers

$82,931

from $117,750

After adjusting for AI risk, Energy Engineers offers $15,569 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Transportation

0

Unique to Energy

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
Regulatory Barriers
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