Aerospace Engineers, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

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SOC code
17-2011.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
16 activities
Activities an agent can take on
5
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Aerospace EngineersSOC 17-2011.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
85% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
80% · agentMostly automatable
75% · agentMostly automatable
22% · you keepBarely automatable
The team5 agents · 5 need no setup
Design modeling agent
The MathWorks MATLAB · Python · ANSYS simulation software
● No integration needed
Technical documentation agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft PowerPoint · Docs
● No integration needed
Design analysis agent
Microsoft Excel · Python · The MathWorks MATLAB
● No integration needed
Emissions design agent
ANSYS simulation software · The MathWorks MATLAB · Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
● No integration needed
Diagnostics agent
Microsoft Excel · Python · Docs
● No integration needed
You keep this
Own final design approvals and sign-off on safety-critical aerospace systemsDirect and lead engineering teams with accountability for program outcomesApprove vendor selection and major expenditure decisionsConduct physical testing and on-site inspections of prototypes and equipment

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Technical documentation and reporting for engineering staff85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 16 detailed work activities O*NET records for Aerospace Engineers, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.