Surveying or mapping technician
Helps measure land and make maps, collecting and calculating data used for construction, boundaries, mining, and mapmaking.
Will AI replace surveying or mapping technician jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: High. More AI overlap than 73 in 100 jobs. AI can help with many tasks. The job is changing fast, and people who use AI well will lead it. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Write detailed notes describing where land parcels are located
- Calculate latitudes, longitudes, angles, and areas for maps from field notes
- Calculate corrections and adjustments for survey measurements and marker placement
What stays human
- Set out and recover stakes and marks
- Adjust and operate surveying instruments like theodolites and electronic data collectors
- Position and hold the rods surveyors sight to measure distances and heights
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +5.8%. Typical pay: $54,240 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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