Architectural and Civil Drafters
of tasks in the Architectural and Civil Drafters role are ones AI can already do, per AI experts.
From a Stanford study where AI experts and architectural and civil drafters workers rated each real task (O*NET). Not a guess from the job title.
Key statistics
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- AI can already do 50% of the 10 work tasks in the Architectural and Civil Drafters role, according to AI experts in the Stanford WORKBank study (O*NET SOC 17-3011.00).
- Workers in the Architectural and Civil Drafters role want about 50% of their tasks automated (Stanford WORKBank, 1,500 U.S. workers).
- 3 of 10 Architectural and Civil Drafters tasks are Automation Green Light, wanted by workers and do-able by AI, that is 30% of the role (Stanford WORKBank).
- The typical Architectural and Civil Drafters task scores 2.99/5 for worker desire to automate and 3.43/5 for AI capability today (Stanford WORKBank, 1-5 scale).
- The Architectural and Civil Drafters role (O*NET SOC 17-3011.00) has a median U.S. wage of $68,860 and about 109,550 people employed (U.S. O*NET / BLS).
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- Check dimensions of materials to be used and assign numbers to lists of materials.
- Determine the order of work and method of presentation, such as orthographic or isometric drawing.
- Analyze building codes, by-laws, space and site requirements, and other technical documents and reports to determine their effect on architectural designs.
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What workers told Stanford
Of the 10 tasks studied for Architectural and Civil Drafters, 3 (30%) are in the Automation Green Light zone, AI can largely do them and workers want it. Across all tasks, workers want about 50% automated. The typical task scores 2.99/5 for worker desire and 3.43/5 for AI capability.
All 10 tasks, most-wanted first
Draw rough and detailed scale plans for foundations, buildings, and structures, based on preliminary concepts, sketches, engineering calculations, specification sheets, and other data.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.67 · AI 2.5Draft plans and detailed drawings for structures, installations, and construction projects, such as highways, sewage disposal systems, and dikes, working from sketches or notes.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.44 · AI 3Determine the order of work and method of presentation, such as orthographic or isometric drawing.
Green Lightwant 3.33 · AI 3.5Check dimensions of materials to be used and assign numbers to lists of materials.
Green Lightwant 3.2 · AI 4.5Analyze building codes, by-laws, space and site requirements, and other technical documents and reports to determine their effect on architectural designs.
Green Lightwant 3 · AI 3.5Produce drawings, using computer-assisted drafting systems (CAD) or drafting machines, or by hand, using compasses, dividers, protractors, triangles, and other drafting devices.
Red Lightwant 2.9 · AI 4.5Lay out and plan interior room arrangements for commercial buildings, using computer-assisted drafting (CAD) equipment and software.
Low Prioritywant 2.75 · AI 3Draw maps, diagrams, and profiles, using cross-sections and surveys, to represent elevations, topographical contours, subsurface formations, and structures.
Red Lightwant 2.67 · AI 3.5Prepare colored drawings of landscape and interior designs for presentation to client.
Low Prioritywant 2.5 · AI 3.33Coordinate structural, electrical, and mechanical designs and determine a method of presentation to graphically represent building plans.
Low Prioritywant 2.4 · AI 3
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Other Architecture and Engineering roles in the Stanford WORKBank study, closest AI-capability share first.
- Petroleum EngineersAI can do 29% of tasks today · workers want 100% automated
- Civil EngineersAI can do 20% of tasks today · workers want 60% automated
- Aerospace EngineersAI can do 20% of tasks today · workers want 100% automated
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAI can do 20% of tasks today · workers want 60% automated
Lower-automation alternatives
Less of these jobs is automatable today: AI experts rate a smaller share of their tasks as doable than the 50% for Architectural and Civil Drafters (Stanford WORKBank).