Automation index
How much of a Software architect’s job can AI already do?
A diagram and an ADR come earlier. A system that holds, and a team that gets it, do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Software architect
24%
AI can already do 24% of this job.
#258 / 633
View rankingSoftware architect
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Diagrams, ADRs and proofs of concept.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 40% | +7.2 |
Review PRs, APIs and boundaries.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Team, product and trade-offs.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 22% | +4 |
Big incidents and technical debt.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Security, cost and observability.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 16% | +2.6 |
Not designing a castle nobody can run.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 24% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- write code
- programming
- software development
- coding
- debug code
- building plans
- renders
- sign a project
- Diagrams, ADRs and proofs of concept
- Review PRs, APIs and boundaries
Sources for this job· O*NET 15-1252.00· ESCO/ISCO 2511
IS WORK OVER?
Ham carver
19%
#488 / 633
View rankingHam carver
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Pick the leg, marbling and the cure point.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Slice, the hand and the one who wants it thick.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Use it, shrink and the bone.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Event, the plate and the bar rhythm.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The client, the photo and not making a show of it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Thin for real, and not wasting the cushion.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 19% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- slice ham
- marbling
- the hand
- use the leg
- events
- the bone
- cure point
- the cushion
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-3021.00· ESCO/ISCO 7511