Automation index
How much of a Cartographer’s job can AI already do?
OSM and a generalisation come earlier. A map that reads, and does not lie, do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Cartographer
31%
AI can already do 31% of this job.
#31 / 623
View rankingCartographer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Sources, OSM, satellite and generalisation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 52% | +9.4 |
Symbology, type and visual hierarchy.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 48% | +7.7 |
Projections, scales and getting the heights right.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Review with the client, the field and the lie in the data.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Print maps, web maps and updates.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Credit, metadata and owning the map.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 31% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- make maps
- generalise cartography
- symbology
- choose projection
- visual hierarchy
- update OSM
- web maps
- maps that do not lie
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-1021.00· ESCO/ISCO 2165
IS WORK OVER?
Export salesperson
27%
#142 / 623
View rankingExport salesperson
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Book, trade fair and the lead.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Quote, Incoterm and the one who wants cheap CIF.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Order, credit and the one who does not pay.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Customs, the delay and not promising the date.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The agent, the territory and not stepping on each other.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Close it, and that it crosses.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 27% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- trade fairs
- Incoterms
- export book
- export credit
- agents
- territories
- CIF
- export orders
Sources for this job· O*NET 41-4012.00· ESCO/ISCO 2434