Automation index
How much of a Building surveyor’s job can AI already do?
A take-off and a log come earlier. Directing the build and signing the works do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Building surveyor
22%
AI can already do 22% of this job.
#356 / 733
View rankingBuilding surveyor
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Quantities, valuations and cost control.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Working drawings and trade coordination.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Site, visits and safety.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Client, contractor and site team.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Quality, tests and the building book.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 16% | +2.9 |
Sign a build that will not fall.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- building plans
- renders
- sign a project
- Quantities, valuations and cost control
- Working drawings and trade coordination
- Site, visits and safety
- Client, contractor and site team
- Quality, tests and the building book
- Sign a build that will not fall
- arquitecto tecnico
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-3011.00· ESCO/ISCO 3112
IS WORK OVER?
Railway engineer
22%
#389 / 733
View rankingRailway engineer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Track, geometry and the study.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Points, the blade and the one that will not close.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
OLE, the height and the gauge.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Works, the possession and not leaving the wire wrong.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The operator, the rush and not jumping to a yes.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
That it does not derail, and not signing half-done points.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- track geometry
- points
- OLE
- gauge
- possessions
- blades
- railway studies
- not jump to a yes
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-2051.00· ESCO/ISCO 2142