Automation index

How much of a GIS technician’s job can AI already do?

A clip and a shapefile come earlier. The map matching the ground do 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.

#122 / 623

GIS technician

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
Layers, projections and the geoprocess. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	52%	+9.4
Quality, topology and the attribute error. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Field, GPS and what the satellite misses. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Publish, services and the viewer that dies. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
The client, the deadline and the layer that does not exist. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
That it matches the ground, and not mixing datums. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		28%

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

IS WORK OVER?

23%

#296 / 623

Geologist

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
Maps, sections and a first report. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	42%	+8.4
Process boreholes, GIS and lab. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	35%	+5.6
Field camp, outcrop and sampling. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	12%	+2.4
Read hazard, water and deposit. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	15%	+2.4
Talk to works, mine or government. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	14%	+2
Sign the opinion and own the real ground. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	16%	+2.2
Total	100%		23%

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