Takeover Tracker
33%medium risk
Video Game Designers
vs

47 shared · 22 different

core competencies

40%medium risk
Database Architects

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricVideo Game DesignersDatabase Architects
Risk Score33.3%39.8%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile58th80th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 1512 / 15
Median SalaryN/AN/A
EmploymentN/AN/A

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Communications and Media
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Analyzing Data or Information
Thinking Creatively
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
Design
Processing Information
Originality
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Interacting With Computers
Fluency of Ideas
Engineering and Technology

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Video Game Designers

32%

total discount

Database Architects

29%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Video Game Designers

5 of 15 at risk
85%Document all aspects of formal game design, using mock-up screenshots, sample menu layouts, gameplay flowcharts, and other graphical devices.
84%Create and manage documentation, production schedules, prototyping goals, and communication plans in collaboration with production staff.
76%Develop and maintain design level documentation, including mechanics, guidelines, and mission outlines.
53%Create core game features including storylines, role-play mechanics, and character biographies for a new video game or game franchise.
53%Prepare two-dimensional concept layouts or three-dimensional mock-ups.

Database Architects

12 of 15 at risk
86%Monitor and report systems resource consumption trends to assure production systems meet availability requirements and hardware enhancements are scheduled appropriately.
83%Test changes to database applications or systems.
77%Set up database clusters, backup, or recovery processes.
69%Develop or maintain archived procedures, procedural codes, or queries for applications.
68%Document and communicate database schemas, using accepted notations.

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Video Game Designers20282035
Database Architects20282035
20242030203520402045

Video Game Designers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Database Architects.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Video

0

Unique to Database

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Regulatory Barriers
Video Game DesignersDatabase Architects