Takeover Tracker
32%medium risk
Transportation Engineers
vs

59 shared · 28 different

core competencies

32%medium risk
Wind Energy Project Managers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricTransportation EngineersWind Energy Project Managers
Risk Score32.4%32.4%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile53th53th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 159 / 15
Median Salary$99,590$136,550
Employment355K631K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Design
Transportation
Engineering and Technology
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Physics
Interacting With Computers
Coaching and Developing Others
Visualization
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Building and Construction
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Mathematical Reasoning

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Transportation Engineers

32%

total discount

Wind Energy Project Managers

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.

Wind Energy Project Managers

9 of 15 at risk
85%Update schedules, estimates, forecasts, or budgets for wind projects.
85%Prepare requests for proposals (RFPs) for wind project construction or equipment acquisition.
84%Prepare wind project documentation, including diagrams or layouts.
83%Prepare or assist in the preparation of applications for environmental, building, or other required permits.
69%Provide verbal or written project status reports to project teams, management, subcontractors, customers, or owners.

Wage Comparison

Wind Energy Project Managers earns +$36,960(+37%) vs Transportation Engineers
Transportation EngineersWind Energy Project Managers
10th
$65,920$68,860
25th
$78,790$100,010
Median
$99,590$136,550
75th
$128,290$179,190
90th
$160,990$227,590

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Transportation Engineers2028–2035
Wind Energy Project Managers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Transportation Engineers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Wind Energy Project Managers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Transportation Engineers

$67,363

from $99,590

Wind Energy Project Managers

$92,321

from $136,550

After adjusting for AI risk, Wind Energy Project Managers offers $24,959 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Transportation

0

Unique to Wind

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
Fine Manipulation
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