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 / 633

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?

27%

#139 / 633

Research scientist

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
Literature review, figures and drafts. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	48%	+10.6
Analysis, code and experiment boards. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	42%	+7.6
Design the study and the controls. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Run the experiment or the fieldwork. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Lead a group, theses and authorship fights. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	15%	+2.1
Win funding and answer reviewers. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	16%	+2.2
Total	100%		27%

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