AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 17-1022.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Surveyors?

Make exact measurements and determine property boundaries. Provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation, or dimension of land or land features on or near the earth's surface for engineering, mapmaking, mining, land evaluation, construction, and other purposes.

Estimated AI task exposure
73%

High exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

24 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

74/100

Physical moat

23/100

Human moat

28/100

Rating coverage

100%

24 task statements / 24 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Direct or conduct surveys to establish legal boundaries for properties, based on legal deeds and titles.
Importance 97/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 65/100Weight 0.88
Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed.
Importance 92/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 68/100Weight 0.87
Record the results of surveys, including the shape, contour, location, elevation, and dimensions of land or land features.
Importance 88/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 66/100Weight 0.87
Prepare, or supervise preparation of, all data, charts, plots, maps, records, and documents related to surveys.
Importance 87/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 66/100Weight 0.87
Verify the accuracy of survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.
Importance 89/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 62/100Weight 0.86
Compute geodetic measurements and interpret survey data to determine positions, shapes, and elevations of geomorphic and topographic features.
Importance 84/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 69/100Weight 0.86
Calculate heights, depths, relative positions, property lines, and other characteristics of terrain.
Importance 84/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 62/100Weight 0.84
Search legal records, survey records, and land titles to obtain information about property boundaries in areas to be surveyed.
Importance 88/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 62/100Weight 0.84
Write descriptions of property boundary surveys for use in deeds, leases, or other legal documents.
Importance 91/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 50/100Weight 0.82
Determine longitudes and latitudes of important features and boundaries in survey areas, using theodolites, transits, levels, and satellite-based global positioning systems (GPS).
Importance 80/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 58/100Weight 0.82

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$75,440

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

50,830

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+5.8%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

3

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bicycle Repairers

5%

68 points lower exposure • 61% profile similarity

Median wage: $42,780 Growth 2025–2035: -5.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hydroelectric Production Managers

10%

63 points lower exposure • 65% profile similarity

Median wage: $126,060 Growth 2025–2035: +2.6% Annual openings: 17

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

68 points lower exposure • 63% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

68 points lower exposure • 61% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Butchers and Meat Cutters

5%

68 points lower exposure • 60% profile similarity

Median wage: $40,140 Growth 2025–2035: +2.4% Annual openings: 15

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Chefs and Head Cooks

12%

61 points lower exposure • 66% profile similarity

Median wage: $62,470 Growth 2025–2035: +6.6% Annual openings: 25

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

  • routine information gathering
  • first-pass document drafting
  • standard reporting and summarization
  • repeatable administrative workflows

AUGMENT

  • research and analysis
  • quality checking AI-generated work
  • decision preparation
  • scenario generation

PROTECT

  • domain expertise
  • exception handling
  • accountability for outcomes

LEARN

  • AI-assisted research
  • workflow automation
  • data literacy
  • prompt and workflow design
  • AI output verification

AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

What this score does not mean

The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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