Takeover Tracker
28%medium risk
Urban and Regional Planners
vs

63 shared · 26 different

core competencies

33%medium risk
Transportation Planners

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricUrban and Regional PlannersTransportation Planners
Risk Score27.6%32.9%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile28th56th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 159 / 15
Median Salary$83,720$100,340
Employment43K37K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Engineering and Technology
Transportation
Sociology and Anthropology
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Education and Training
Developing Objectives and Strategies
Scheduling Work and Activities
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Law and Government
Design
Developing and Building Teams

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Urban and Regional Planners

33%

total discount

Transportation Planners

31%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Urban and Regional Planners

5 of 15 at risk
85%Create, prepare, or requisition graphic or narrative reports on land use data, including land area maps overlaid with geographic variables such as population density.
55%Keep informed about economic or legal issues involved in zoning codes, building codes, or environmental regulations.
54%Advise planning officials on project feasibility, cost-effectiveness, regulatory conformance, or possible alternatives.
51%Design, promote, or administer government plans or policies affecting land use, zoning, public utilities, community facilities, housing, or transportation.
51%Determine the effects of regulatory limitations on land use projects.

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.

Wage Comparison

Transportation Planners earns +$16,620(+20%) vs Urban and Regional Planners
Urban and Regional PlannersTransportation Planners
10th
$55,590$62,570
25th
$66,210$79,210
Median
$83,720$100,340
75th
$104,450$127,880
90th
$128,550$160,810

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Urban and Regional Planners2028–2035
Transportation Planners2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Urban and Regional Planners has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Transportation Planners.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Urban and Regional Planners

$60,622

from $83,720

Transportation Planners

$67,378

from $100,340

After adjusting for AI risk, Transportation Planners offers $6,757 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Urban

0

Unique to Transportation

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Regulatory Barriers
Creativity
Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
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