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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 3.2% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #249 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +3.2% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $64,950 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 70,900 in the US, with about 6,100 openings a year
The work, 14 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI helps with this: Create visual designs or displays16%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 78 conversations, and it got them there 40% of the time.
AI helps with this: Determine resource needs of projects or operations11%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,590 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about specifications or project details9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 117 Copilot conversations and completed it 78% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare reports of operational or procedural activities8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect facilities or equipment8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Estimate project development or operational costs7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Plan work activities7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 720 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Test characteristics of materials or products6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assess characteristics of land or property5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Manage budgets or finances5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Respond to customer problems or inquiries5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 6 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
AI helps with this: Coordinate with others to resolve problems4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 738 conversations, and it got them there 83% of the time.
Still yours: Negotiate contracts or agreements2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 103 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 6,100 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 35% of the workArchitectural and Civil Drafters22% AI does, against 29% here+5.2% by 2035 · $66,150 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 30% of the workElectrical Engineers13% AI does, against 29% here+9.9% by 2035 · $120,630 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 29% of the workArchitects16% AI does, against 29% here+4.3% by 2035 · $99,280 · Bachelor’s degree
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On the wire.
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How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.20, higher than 69% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 17-3022 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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