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How much of a Hydraulic engineer’s job can AI already do?

A floodplain model comes earlier. Sizing the channel so the village does not flood do not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

27%

AI can already do 27% of this job.

#164 / 633

Hydraulic engineer

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
Hydrology, flows and the floodplain model. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
Field, section and what LiDAR misses. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Drainage works, pumps and the outfall. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	36%	+5.8
Water permits and the river authority. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
The flood, the village and the yes to the channel. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
That it does not flood, and not trusting the model alone. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		27%

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

IS WORK OVER?

34%

#21 / 633

Prompt engineer

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
Design prompts, tools and chains. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	24%	58%	+13.9
Evals, datasets and regressions. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	52%	+9.4
Integrate with product and safety limits. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Talk to the business about a good output. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Watch hallucinations, bias and cost. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	20%	+2.8
Decide what the model gets, and what it does not. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	12%	16%	+1.9
Total	100%		34%

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