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?
GIS technician
28%
AI can already do 28% of this job.
#122 / 623
View rankingGIS technician
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Layers, projections and the geoprocess.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 52% | +9.4 |
Quality, topology and the attribute error.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Field, GPS and what the satellite misses.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Publish, services and the viewer that dies.EstimateNo 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.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
That it matches the ground, and not mixing datums.EstimateNo 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
Skills and activities
- GIS layers
- geoprocesses
- projections
- topology
- field GPS
- publish services
- shapefiles
- datums
Sources for this job· O*NET 15-1299.00· ESCO/ISCO 2165
IS WORK OVER?
Sociologist
25%
#252 / 623
View rankingSociologist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Surveys, tables and a first report.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Design the research and the questions.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Field, interviews and groups.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Public client, ethics and outreach.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Literature, theory and review.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 16% | +2.9 |
Not selling a chart that does not say that.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 25% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Surveys, tables and a first report
- Design the research and the questions
- Field, interviews and groups
- Public client, ethics and outreach
- Literature, theory and review
- Not selling a chart that does not say that
- sociologo
- sociologist
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-3041.00· ESCO/ISCO 2632