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33%medium risk
Wind Energy Engineers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricTransportation EngineersWind Energy Engineers
Risk Score32.4%33.3%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile53th58th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 1510 / 15
Median Salary$99,590$117,750
Employment355K151K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Transportation
Building and Construction
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Category Flexibility
Scheduling Work and Activities
Management of Material Resources
Coaching and Developing Others
Problem Sensitivity
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Transportation Engineers

32%

total discount

Wind Energy Engineers

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.

Wind Energy Engineers

10 of 15 at risk
80%Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms.
76%Monitor wind farm construction to ensure compliance with regulatory standards or environmental requirements.
57%Estimate energy production by analyzing wind data.
55%Analyze meteorological data.
55%Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection systems, substations, switchyards, or transmission lines.

Wage Comparison

Wind Energy Engineers earns +$18,160(+18%) vs Transportation Engineers
Transportation EngineersWind Energy 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

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