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.
#321 / 633
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?
Urban planner
24%
#285 / 633
View rankingUrban planner
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Draft reports, sheets and a first zoning plan.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 40% | +8.8 |
Analyse population, mobility and land data.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 35% | +6.3 |
Review objections and legal compatibility.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Tables with residents, councillors and city staff.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 15% | +2.4 |
Field visits and reading the site.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
Political negotiation and defending the plan.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 12% | 8% | +1 |
| Total | 100% | 24% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Analyse population, mobility and land data
- Review objections and legal compatibility
- Field visits and reading the site
- urbanista
- urban planner
- planeamiento
- ordenacion del territorio
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-3051.00· ESCO/ISCO 2164