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Civil 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
17-2051.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
17 activities
Activities an agent can take on
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Civil EngineersSOC 17-2051.00
Design and modeling
88% agentMostly automatable
Technical analysis and calculations
85% agentMostly automatable
Cost estimation and feasibility
82% agentMostly automatable
Environmental impact assessment
78% agentMostly automatable
Site inspection and monitoring
25% you keepBarely automatable
Construction management and direction
20% you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents 4 need no setup
Design and modeling agent
Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D · Bentley MicroStation · Trimble SketchUp Pro
No integration needed
Technical analysis agent
The MathWorks MATLAB · Microsoft Excel · ESRI ArcGIS software
No integration needed
Cost estimation agent
Microsoft Excel · Microsoft Project · Cost estimating software
No integration needed
Environmental assessment agent
ESRI ArcGIS software · Microsoft Word · Microsoft PowerPoint
No integration needed
You keep this
Approve final engineering designs and specificationsOwn regulatory compliance and safety accountabilityMake go/no-go decisions on project feasibilityMaintain professional engineering license and liability

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.

Design and modeling88% · drafting and content production · mostly automatable
ClaudeFrom $20/moWhy this one
Technical analysis and calculations85% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable
ClaudeFrom $20/moWhy this one
Cost estimation and feasibility82% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable
ClaudeFrom $20/moWhy this one
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The full activity list

All 17 detailed work activities O*NET records for Civil Engineers, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Mostly automatable 10

Mostly automatable activities for Civil Engineers
ActivityJobs
Develop technical methods or processes22
Estimate operational costs18
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects14
Prepare proposal documents13
Investigate the environmental impact of projects13
Survey land or bodies of water to measure or determine features9
Evaluate technical data to determine effect on designs or plans6
Incorporate green features into the design of structures or facilities5
Create graphical representations of civil structures4
Design systems to reduce harmful emissions3

Partly automatable 3

Partly automatable activities for Civil Engineers
ActivityJobs
Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance21
Coordinate safety or regulatory compliance activities8
Explain project details to the general public7

Barely automatable 4

Barely automatable activities for Civil Engineers
ActivityJobs
Inspect facilities or sites to determine if they meet specifications or standards15
Implement design or process improvements14
Test characteristics of materials or structures11
Direct construction activities5