Automation index
How much of a Drafter’s job can AI already do?
A model and a sheet come earlier. A drawing you can actually build does not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Drafter
26%
AI can already do 26% of this job.
#197 / 623
View rankingDrafter
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Model, dimension and issue sheets.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 48% | +9.6 |
Quantities, legends and revisions.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Coordinate with architect, engineer and site.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Drawing standards, stamps and issue.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Archive, BIM and clashes.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 16% | +2.6 |
Not issuing a drawing nobody can read.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 26% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Model, dimension and issue sheets
- Quantities, legends and revisions
- Drawing standards, stamps and issue
- Archive, BIM and clashes
- Not issuing a drawing nobody can read
- delineante
- proyectista
- drafter
- cad technician
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-3011.00· ESCO/ISCO 3118
IS WORK OVER?
Software architect
24%
#258 / 623
View rankingSoftware architect
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Diagrams, ADRs and proofs of concept.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 40% | +7.2 |
Review PRs, APIs and boundaries.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Team, product and trade-offs.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 22% | +4 |
Big incidents and technical debt.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Security, cost and observability.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 16% | +2.6 |
Not designing a castle nobody can run.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 24% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- write code
- programming
- software development
- coding
- debug code
- building plans
- renders
- sign a project
- Diagrams, ADRs and proofs of concept
- Review PRs, APIs and boundaries
Sources for this job· O*NET 15-1252.00· ESCO/ISCO 2511