Automation index
How much of a Geographer’s job can AI already do?
A map and a layer clip come earlier. Reading the territory and signing off the plan do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Geographer
29%
AI can already do 29% of this job.
#59 / 623
View rankingGeographer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
GIS, layers, clips and working maps.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Impact reports, demography and land use.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Fieldwork, interviews and checking what the map says.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Planning, objections and work with the council.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Explain, map for non-experts and teaching.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The territorial opinion and owning the report.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 28% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- read territory
- run GIS
- impact reports
- land use
- fieldwork
- spatial planning
- working maps
- planning objections
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-3092.00· ESCO/ISCO 2632
IS WORK OVER?
University professor
24%
#278 / 623
View rankingUniversity professor
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Prep materials, tests and rubrics.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 45% | +9 |
Papers, grants and reviews.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 38% | +6.1 |
Teach and tutor.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 12% | +2.4 |
Supervise theses and examine.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 15% | +2.4 |
Department meetings and academic admin.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
Actually research and choose the problem.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 24% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- teach class
- mark students
- lesson plans
- teach
- Prep materials, tests and rubrics
- Papers, grants and reviews
- Teach and tutor
- Supervise theses and examine
- Department meetings and academic admin
- Actually research and choose the problem
Sources for this job· O*NET 25-1081.00· ESCO/ISCO 2310