Takeover Tracker
32%medium risk
Transportation Engineers
vs

61 shared · 25 different

core competencies

31%medium risk
Marine Architects

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricTransportation EngineersMarine Architects
Risk Score32.4%30.8%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile53th43th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 153 / 8
Median Salary$99,590$105,670
Employment355K8K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Coaching and Developing Others
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Developing and Building Teams
Scheduling Work and Activities
Building and Construction
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Transportation
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Public Safety and Security
Training and Teaching Others

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Transportation Engineers

32%

total discount

Marine Architects

30%

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.

Marine Architects

3 of 8 at risk
51%Conduct analyses of ships, such as stability, structural, weight, or vibration analyses.
51%Conduct stability analyses of ships.
51%Design layout of craft interior, including cargo space, passenger compartments, ladder wells, and elevators.
49%Study design proposals and specifications to establish basic characteristics of craft, such as size, weight, speed, propulsion, displacement, and draft.
47%Design complete hull and superstructure according to specifications and test data, in conformity with standards of safety, efficiency, and economy.

Wage Comparison

Marine Architects earns +$6,080(+6%) vs Transportation Engineers
Transportation EngineersMarine Architects
10th
$65,920$79,700
25th
$78,790$88,480
Median
$99,590$105,670
75th
$128,290$133,780
90th
$160,990$167,660

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Transportation Engineers2028–2035
Marine Architects2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Marine Architects 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

Marine Architects

$73,103

from $105,670

After adjusting for AI risk, Marine Architects offers $5,740 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Transportation

0

Unique to Marine

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
Regulatory Barriers
Fine Manipulation
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