Jobs · Architecture and Engineering · O*NET-SOC 17-2051.01
Transportation Engineers: which tasks is AI doing?
2 of its 26 tasks show measurable AI use, and 49% of that use is automation (AI doing the task) rather than augmentation (AI helping a person do it).
Develop plans for surface transportation projects, according to established engineering standards and state or federal construction policy. Prepare designs, specifications, or estimates for transportation facilities. Plan modifications of existing streets, highways, or freeways to improve traffic flow.
Tasks with observed AI use
2 of 26
Claude conversations mapped to this job's tasks
Automation share of that use
49%
The rest is augmentation; all usage: 49%
US employment
367,840
BLS, May 2025; broader SOC group 17-2051
US median annual wage
$100,840
For the broader SOC group 17-2051
Which of these does AI already do for you?
Tick the tasks AI handles in your version of this job. Whatever stays unticked is what keeps a person needed: the links a chain waits on. The bars show where people already use AI for each task, from real usage data.
How to read this
Observed use is not the same as replacement. A task can see heavy AI use while the job grows, because the remaining tasks, such as judgment, accountability, and dealing with people, become more valuable. That is the weak-link pattern behind the explainer.
Task lists and wages are US data. The tasks are broadly similar in other countries; pay and employment are not. For your own economy, see work and jobs by country.
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