Automation index
How much of a BIM modeller’s job can AI already do?
A model and a clash come earlier. The site being able to build from that model do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
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BIM modeller
28%
AI can already do 28% of this job.
#109 / 623
View rankingBIM modeller
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Model, families and clash detection.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 52% | +9.4 |
IFC, BEP and trade coordination.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Site, the one who will not open the model, and the meeting.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Quantities, parameters and the 4D nobody uses.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The last-minute change and not breaking the federated model.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
That it can be built, and not over-modelling.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 28% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- BIM modelling
- clash detection
- Revit families
- IFC
- BEP
- coordinate trades
- BIM quantities
- federated model
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-3011.00· ESCO/ISCO 3118
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Excavator operator
18%
#564 / 623
View rankingExcavator operator
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Set-out, levels and the machine log.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Dig, load and the batter that comes in.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 24% | 6% | +1.4 |
Services, the blind pipe and stopping in time.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Maintenance, grease and the pin that snaps.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The labourer, the lorry and covering nobody.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 18% | +2.5 |
Not breaking what is buried, and leaving a clean formation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 10% | +1.4 |
| Total | 100% | 18% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- dig with excavator
- load lorries
- batters
- buried services
- set-out levels
- grease the machine
- formation
- site GPS
Sources for this job· O*NET 47-2073.00· ESCO/ISCO 8342