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?

24%

AI can already do 24% of this job.

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Surveyor

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. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	45%	+9
Reports, volumes and deliverables. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	35%	+5.6
Measure in the field, stake and set out. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	12%	+2.4
Coordinate with works and the site authority. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	15%	+2.4
Read the ground when the model lies. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	16%	+2.2
Owning a 3 cm error. Estimate No 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

IS WORK OVER?

21%

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Traffic warden

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
Tickets, photos and the plate record. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Junction, closure and the rush-hour jam. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	10%	+2.2
Tow, parking and the one who stands in the way. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Events, races and the day’s operation. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Deal, explain and the insult in the street. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
A fair ticket, and not making a scene. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	12%	+1.7
Total	100%		21%

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