AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 17-3022.00
Will AI replace Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians?
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians: AI can already handle 5 of 14 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 14 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, from most to least exposed. 5 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draft detailed dimensional drawings and design layouts for projects to ensure conformance to specifications. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Prepare reports and document project activities and data. | Observed | Standard | |
| Calculate dimensions, square footage, profile and component specifications, and material quantities, using calculator or computer. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Inspect project site and evaluate contractor work to detect design malfunctions and ensure conformance to design specifications and applicable codes. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Read and review project blueprints and structural specifications to determine dimensions of structure or system and material requirements. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Conduct materials test and analysis, using tools and equipment and applying engineering knowledge. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Respond to public suggestions and complaints. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Develop plans and estimate costs for installation of systems, utilization of facilities, or construction of structures. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Confer with supervisor to determine project details such as plan preparation, acceptance testing, and evaluation of field conditions. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Analyze proposed site factors and design maps, graphs, tracings, and diagrams to illustrate findings. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Develop project budgets by estimating the cost of project activities. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Plan and conduct field surveys to locate new sites and analyze details of project sites. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Negotiate with contractors on prices for new contracts or modifications to existing contracts. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Report maintenance problems occurring at project site to supervisor and negotiate changes to resolve system conflicts. | Estimated | Efficient |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 1 of 14 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 13 of 14. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 100% of the work is something AI can address at some tier.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 68,520
- Median annual wage
- $64,950
- Middle half of earners
- $51,490 to $80,650
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +2.1%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Civil Engineers 79% skill overlap, about 7 months to move Exposure41
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians 77% skill overlap, about 8 months to move Exposure49
- Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 73% skill overlap, about 10 months to move Exposure43
- Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians 72% skill overlap, about 10 months to move Exposure65
- Automotive Engineering Technicians 70% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure58
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians and AI
Will AI replace Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians?
AI already handles 5 of the 14 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 58 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +2.1% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians?
58 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 1 of the 14 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 13 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Draft detailed dimensional drawings and design layouts for projects to ensure conformance to specifications; Prepare reports and document project activities and data; Calculate dimensions, square footage, profile and component specifications, and material quantities, using calculator or computer. They are three of the 5 tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, and what do they earn?
68,520 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $64,950 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +2.1% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/civil-engineering-technologists-and-technicians
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