Takeover Tracker

43%medium risk
Web Developers
vs

54 shared · 9 different

core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricWeb DevelopersSoftware Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers
Risk Score42.8%40.9%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile87th83th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)9 / 1512 / 15
Median SalaryN/AN/A
EmploymentN/AN/A

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Analyzing Data or Information
Thinking Creatively
Communications and Media
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
ProgrammingAI-Vulnerable
Engineering and Technology
Quality Control Analysis
Inductive Reasoning
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Web Developers

28%

total discount

Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers

28%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Web Developers

9 of 15 at risk
87%Perform Web site tests according to planned schedules, or after any Web site or product revision.
86%Back up files from Web sites to local directories for instant recovery in case of problems.
70%Perform or direct Web site updates.
67%Monitor security system performance logs to identify problems and notify security specialists when problems occur.
54%Select programming languages, design tools, or applications.

Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers

12 of 15 at risk
85%Document test procedures to ensure replicability and compliance with standards.
85%Create or maintain databases of known test defects.
83%Conduct software compatibility tests with programs, hardware, operating systems, or network environments.
81%Install, maintain, or use software testing programs.
72%Update automated test scripts to ensure currency.

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