Takeover Tracker
33%medium risk
Wind Energy Engineers
vs

58 shared · 20 different

core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricWind Energy EngineersCivil Engineering Technicians
Risk Score33.3%40.3%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile58th81th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)10 / 156 / 15
Median Salary$117,750$64,200
Employment151K62K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Physics
Developing and Building Teams
Engineering and Technology
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Building and Construction
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
English Language
Developing Objectives and Strategies
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Science

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Wind Energy Engineers

30%

total discount

Civil Engineering Technicians

28%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Wind Energy Engineers

10 of 15 at risk
80%Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms.
76%Monitor wind farm construction to ensure compliance with regulatory standards or environmental requirements.
57%Estimate energy production by analyzing wind data.
55%Analyze meteorological data.
55%Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection systems, substations, switchyards, or transmission lines.

Civil Engineering Technicians

6 of 15 at risk
86%Calculate dimensions, square footage, profile and component specifications, and material quantities using calculator or computer.
84%Develop project budgets by estimating the cost of project activities.
83%Read and review project blueprints and structural specifications to determine dimensions of structure or system and material requirements.
74%Draft detailed dimensional drawings and design layouts for projects and to ensure conformance to specifications.
67%Prepare reports and document project activities and data.

Wage Comparison

Civil Engineering Technicians earns -$53,550(-45%) vs Wind Energy Engineers
Wind Energy EngineersCivil Engineering Technicians
10th
$62,840$43,550
25th
$85,750$51,730
Median
$117,750$64,200
75th
$152,670$79,550
90th
$183,510$97,840

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Wind Energy Engineers20282035
Civil Engineering Technicians20282035
20242030203520402045

Wind Energy Engineers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Civil Engineering Technicians.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Wind Energy Engineers

$78,563

from $117,750

Civil Engineering Technicians

$38,321

from $64,200

After adjusting for AI risk, Wind Energy Engineers offers $40,242 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Wind

0

Unique to Civil

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Decision Complexity
Creativity
Social Intelligence
Regulatory Barriers
Wind Energy EngineersCivil Engineering Technicians