Will AI replace Aerospace Engineers?
The Stanford WORKBank study rates tasks, not whole jobs, so it cannot say whether any one job disappears. What it shows: AI experts rate 1 of the 5 studied Aerospace Engineers tasks as do-able by AI today, and 1 of those are tasks workers also want automated. Only 5 tasks were studied for this role, so treat the share as a rough signal.
of tasks in the Aerospace Engineers role are ones AI can already do, per AI experts.
From a Stanford study where AI experts and aerospace engineers workers rated each real task (O*NET). Not a guess from the job title.
Key statistics
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- AI can already do 20% of the 5 work tasks in the Aerospace Engineers role, according to AI experts in the Stanford WORKBank study (O*NET SOC 17-2011.00).
- Workers in the Aerospace Engineers role rate 100% of their tasks 3 or higher out of 5 for wanting them automated (Stanford WORKBank, 1,500 U.S. workers).
- 1 of 5 Aerospace Engineers tasks are Automation Green Light, wanted by workers and do-able by AI, that is 20% of the role (Stanford WORKBank).
- The typical Aerospace Engineers task scores 3.16/5 for worker desire to automate and 2.63/5 for AI capability today (Stanford WORKBank, 1-5 scale).
- The Aerospace Engineers role (O*NET SOC 17-2011.00) has a median U.S. wage of $141,180 and about 68,440 people employed (U.S. O*NET / BLS).
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What workers told Stanford
Of the 5 tasks studied for Aerospace Engineers, 1 (20%) are in the Automation Green Light zone, AI can largely do them and workers want it. Across all tasks, workers rate 100% of their tasks 3 or higher out of 5 for wanting them automated. The typical task scores 3.16/5 for worker desire and 2.63/5 for AI capability.
All 5 tasks, most-wanted first
Maintain records of performance reports for future reference.
Green Lightwant 3.67 · AI 3.5Write technical reports or other documentation, such as handbooks or bulletins, for use by engineering staff, management, or customers.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.14 · AI 3Develop design criteria for aeronautical or aerospace products or systems, including testing methods, production costs, quality standards, environmental standards, or completion dates.
R&D Opportunitywant 3 · AI 2.67Design new or modify existing aerospace systems to reduce polluting emissions, such as nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, or smoke emissions.
R&D Opportunitywant 3 · AI 2Formulate mathematical models or other methods of computer analysis to develop, evaluate, or modify design, according to customer engineering requirements.
R&D Opportunitywant 3 · AI 2
Related occupations
Other Architecture and Engineering roles in the Stanford WORKBank study, closest AI-capability share first.
- Civil EngineersAI can do 20% of tasks today · workers want 60% automated
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAI can do 20% of tasks today · workers want 60% automated
- Petroleum EngineersAI can do 29% of tasks today · workers want 100% automated
- Architectural and Civil DraftersAI can do 50% of tasks today · workers want 50% automated
Lower-automation alternatives
Less of these jobs is automatable today: AI experts rate a smaller share of their tasks as doable than the 20% for Aerospace Engineers (Stanford WORKBank).
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