Automation index
How much of a Surveyor’s job can AI already do?
A digital set-out and a drawing come earlier. Driving stakes in the wind, and the building lining up, do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Surveyor
24%
AI can already do 24% of this job.
#289 / 643
View rankingSurveyor
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Process stations, GNSS and drawings.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 45% | +9 |
Reports, volumes and deliverables.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 35% | +5.6 |
Measure in the field, stake and set out.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 12% | +2.4 |
Coordinate with works and the site authority.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 15% | +2.4 |
Read the ground when the model lies.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
Owning a 3 cm error.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
| Total | 100% | 24% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Process stations, GNSS and drawings
- Reports, volumes and deliverables
- Measure in the field, stake and set out
- Read the ground when the model lies
- Owning a 3 cm error
- topografo
- surveyor
- aparejador topografia
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-1022.00· ESCO/ISCO 2165
IS WORK OVER?
Metrology technician
22%
#400 / 643
View rankingMetrology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Program, CMM and the part.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Measure, the stylus and the one that will not reach.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Report, GD&T and not dressing it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Room, the temperature and the soak.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The shop, the rush and not leaving the part dirty.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
A true dimension, and a clean report.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- CMM
- GD&T
- stylus
- measurement programs
- metrology room
- dimensions
- dimensional reports
- soak
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-3028.00· ESCO/ISCO 3111