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Can AI do the work of a Cloud architect?
A diagram and sample Terraform come out. Signing a design that costs €40k a month does not.
It also does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
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IS WORK OVER?
Cloud architect
28%
AI or a robot can already do 28% of this job.
#51 / 103
View rankingCloud architect
Where the time goes
Score = Σ (weight × saving). Weight is our estimate from frequency, not a time share published by O*NET. Saving is separate.
Weights are our estimate from O*NET frequency (FT). O*NET does not publish % of the week.
| Task | Share | AI | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
Diagrams, ADRs and a first IaC pass.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 22% | 48% | +10.6 |
Cost estimate, Well-Architected and gaps.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 18% | 40% | +7.2 |
Review PRs, security and network.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 16% | 20% | +3.2 |
Align with security, finops and product.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 16% | 15% | +2.4 |
PoCs, real failures and vendor limits.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 14% | 18% | +2.5 |
Sign the design and own the incident.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
| Total | 100% | 28% |
Modelled week 100% · Public evidence 0% · Estimate 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills this job uses
- building plans
- renders
- sign a project
- Diagrams, ADRs and a first IaC pass
- Cost estimate, Well-Architected and gaps
- Review PRs, security and network
- Align with security, finops and product
- PoCs, real failures and vendor limits
- Sign the design and own the incident
- arquitecto cloud
Sources for this job· O*NET 15-1243.01· ESCO/ISCO 2511
IS WORK OVER?
Database administrator
28%
#48 / 103
View rankingDatabase administrator
Where the time goes
Score = Σ (weight × saving). Weight is our estimate from frequency, not a time share published by O*NET. Saving is separate.
Weights are our estimate from O*NET frequency (FT). O*NET does not publish % of the week.
| Task | Share | AI | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
Tuning, indexes and execution plans.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 22% | 48% | +10.6 |
Backups, jobs and docs.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 18% | 42% | +7.6 |
Incidents, locks and restores.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 16% | 20% | +3.2 |
Schema changes with development.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 16% | 15% | +2.4 |
Permissions, audit and PII.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 14% | 18% | +2.5 |
Capacity, cost and engine choice.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 28% |
Modelled week 100% · Public evidence 0% · Estimate 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills this job uses
- Tuning, indexes and execution plans
- Backups, jobs and docs
- Incidents, locks and restores
- Schema changes with development
- Permissions, audit and PII
- Capacity, cost and engine choice
- dba
- administrador de base de datos
- oracle dba
Sources for this job· O*NET 15-1242.00· ESCO/ISCO 2521