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AI exposure Architecture and engineering

Will AI replace civil engineering technologists and technicians?

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians. US occupation 17-3022.

7.8%

of the time civil engineering technologists and technicians spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of civil engineering technologists and technicians' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 207 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 72% of them.Further along than 72% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

Well above the typical job.Ahead of most of the workforce.

What AI already does for civil engineering technologists and techniciansWhat civil engineering technologists and technicians no longer do alone

O*NET lists 14 tasks for civil engineering technologists and technicians. AI use at work shows up in 1 of them. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.

  1. Prepare reports and document project activities and data.Core task mostly automated 0.97

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

13 of the 14 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Analyze proposed site factors and design maps, graphs, tracings, and diagrams to illustrate findings.Core task
  • Calculate dimensions, square footage, profile and component specifications, and material quantities, using calculator or computer.Core task
  • Confer with supervisor to determine project details such as plan preparation, acceptance testing, and evaluation of field conditions.Core task
  • Draft detailed dimensional drawings and design layouts for projects to ensure conformance to specifications.Core task
  • Read and review project blueprints and structural specifications to determine dimensions of structure or system and material requirements.Core task
  • Report maintenance problems occurring at project site to supervisor and negotiate changes to resolve system conflicts.Core task
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  • Conduct materials test and analysis, using tools and equipment and applying engineering knowledge.
  • Develop plans and estimate costs for installation of systems, utilization of facilities, or construction of structures.
  • Develop project budgets by estimating the cost of project activities.
  • Inspect project site and evaluate contractor work to detect design malfunctions and ensure conformance to design specifications and applicable codes.
  • Negotiate with contractors on prices for new contracts or modifications to existing contracts.
  • Plan and conduct field surveys to locate new sites and analyze details of project sites.
  • Respond to public suggestions and complaints.

How that compares

Among the 34 architecture and engineering occupations, civil engineering technologists and technicians rank 9. The group averages 3.8%, and its most exposed job is Computer Hardware Engineers at 14.5%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Just above in the ranking

  1. 204Choreographers 8.0%
  2. 206Demonstrators and Product Promoters 7.9%
  3. 207Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 7.8%

Just below

  1. 209Biochemists and Biophysicists 7.6%
  2. 210Aerospace Engineers 7.5%
  3. 210Hydrologists 7.5%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.