Takeover Tracker
32%medium risk
Transportation Engineers
vs

70 shared · 22 different

core competencies

33%medium risk
Security Management Specialists

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricTransportation EngineersSecurity Management Specialists
Risk Score32.4%33.4%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile53th59th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 156 / 15
Median Salary$99,590$81,270
Employment355K1.1M

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Transportation
Design
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Engineering and Technology
Mathematical Reasoning
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Building and Construction
Public Safety and Security
Number Facility
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Customer and Personal Service
Education and Training

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Transportation Engineers

32%

total discount

Security Management Specialists

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.

Security Management Specialists

6 of 15 at risk
71%Prepare, maintain, or update security procedures, security system drawings, or related documentation.
58%Develop or review specifications for design or construction of security systems.
54%Provide system design and integration recommendations.
53%Design security policies, programs, or practices to ensure adequate security relating to asset protection, alarm response, access card use, and other security needs.
53%Recommend improvements in security systems or procedures.

Wage Comparison

Security Management Specialists earns -$18,320(-18%) vs Transportation Engineers
Transportation EngineersSecurity Management Specialists
10th
$65,920$46,230
25th
$78,790$60,820
Median
$99,590$81,270
75th
$128,290$110,030
90th
$160,990$147,830

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Transportation Engineers2028–2035
Security Management Specialists2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Transportation Engineers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Security Management Specialists.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Transportation Engineers

$67,363

from $99,590

Security Management Specialists

$54,158

from $81,270

After adjusting for AI risk, Transportation Engineers offers $13,204 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Transportation

0

Unique to Security

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
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