Automation index

How much of a Cloud architect’s job can AI already do?

A diagram and sample Terraform come out. Signing a design that costs €40k a month does not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

28%

AI can already do 28% of this job.

#82 / 623

Cloud architect

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
Diagrams, ADRs and a first IaC pass. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	48%	+10.6
Cost estimate, Well-Architected and gaps. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	40%	+7.2
Review PRs, security and network. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	20%	+3.2
Align with security, finops and product. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	15%	+2.4
PoCs, real failures and vendor limits. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	18%	+2.5
Sign the design and own the incident. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	14%	+2
Total	100%		28%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

IS WORK OVER?

20%

#458 / 623

Pizza maker

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
Dough, ferment and the day’s point. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	36%	+5.8
Open, top and the oven at a thousand. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	8%	+1.8
Serve, delivery and the one that arrives cold. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
List, costs and the topping that runs out. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Saturday, the queue and not working too far ahead. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Pull it in time, and not leaving it carbonised. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	12%	+1.7
Total	100%		20%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low