Takeover Tracker
33%medium risk
Transportation Planners
vs

63 shared · 19 different

core competencies

37%medium risk
Cost Estimators

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricTransportation PlannersCost Estimators
Risk Score32.9%37.0%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile56th72th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)9 / 158 / 14
Median Salary$100,340$77,070
Employment37K220K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Transportation
Developing Objectives and Strategies
Building and Construction
Management of Financial Resources
Design
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Number Facility
Economics and Accounting
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Visualization
Computers and Electronics
Mathematical Reasoning

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Transportation Planners

31%

total discount

Cost Estimators

29%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Transportation Planners

9 of 15 at risk
72%Prepare necessary documents to obtain planned project approvals or permits.
64%Analyze information from traffic counting programs.
54%Design transportation surveys to identify areas of public concern.
53%Interpret data from traffic modeling software, geographic information systems, or associated databases.
53%Define regional or local transportation planning problems or priorities.

Cost Estimators

8 of 14 at risk
87%Prepare cost and expenditure statements and other necessary documentation at regular intervals for the duration of the project.
86%Collect historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products.
84%Prepare estimates for use in selecting vendors or subcontractors.
66%Prepare and maintain a directory of suppliers, contractors and subcontractors.
55%Analyze blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.

Wage Comparison

Cost Estimators earns -$23,270(-23%) vs Transportation Planners
Transportation PlannersCost Estimators
10th
$62,570$46,330
25th
$79,210$59,830
Median
$100,340$77,070
75th
$127,880$99,630
90th
$160,810$128,640

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Transportation Planners2028–2035
Cost Estimators2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Transportation Planners has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Cost Estimators.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Transportation Planners

$67,378

from $100,340

Cost Estimators

$48,593

from $77,070

After adjusting for AI risk, Transportation Planners offers $18,786 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Transportation

0

Unique to Cost

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Decision Complexity
Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
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