AI vs Transportation

How does AI compare to Transportation on AI displacement risk? AI averages 56.0/100 (median 57.5, mode 65) across 39 assessed roles, while Transportation averages 46.4/100 (median 49.1, mode 35) across 168 roles. Explore the zone distributions, specialisms, and individual roles below.

AI

56.0 /100

Mean56.0

Median57.5

Mode65

39 roles assessed

Green 28 Yellow 10 Red 1

Specialisms

Specialism	Avg Score	Roles
AI Research & Governance	62.2	12
AI/ML Engineering	58.6	16
Generative & Language AI	45.5	11

Safest Roles

Model Alignment Researcher (Mid-Level) 86.1
AI Safety Researcher (Mid-Senior) 85.2
AI Security Engineer (Mid-Level) 79.3
AI Governance Lead (Mid-Level) 72.3
AI Solutions Architect (Mid-Senior) 71.3

Most At-Risk Roles

Prompt Engineer (Mid-Level) 7.9
Conversational AI Designer (Mid-Level) 31.2
NLP Engineer (Mid-Level) 36.3
AI Policy Analyst (Mid-Level) 37.7
Conversational AI Engineer (Mid-Level) 40.8

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Transportation

46.4 /100

Mean46.4

Median49.1

Mode35

168 roles assessed

Green 89 Yellow 58 Red 21

Specialisms

Specialism	Avg Score	Roles
Maritime	56.7	33
Aviation	54.4	36
Rail	51.1	22
Trucking	50.5	12
Public Transit	45.0	11
Transport & Logistics	44.5	34
Delivery & Courier	27.3	15
Logistics & Supply Chain	26.9	21

Safest Roles

Signalling Tester In Charge / STIC (Mid-Level) 87.7
Gondolier (Mid-Level) 80.8
Harbour Pilot (Mid-to-Senior) 76.7
Superyacht Deckhand (Entry-Level) 75.5
Coxswain (RNLI) (Mid-Level) 74.8

Most At-Risk Roles

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which domain is safer from AI — AI or Transportation?

AI averages 56.0/100 across 39 roles, while Transportation averages 46.4/100 across 168 roles — a 9.6-point gap. AI has more roles in the Green Zone, making it the safer domain overall.

How many roles are in AI vs Transportation?

AI covers 39 assessed roles and Transportation covers 168 roles. Each role is individually scored on the AI Job Resistance Index across five dimensions including Task Resistance, Evidence, Barriers, Protective Principles, and AI Growth Correlation.

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