Low to No Risk

17

Moderate Risk

2

High Risk

5

Extreme Risk

2

• 1.9Draft plans and detailed drawings for structures, installations, and construction projects, such as highways, sewage disposal systems, and dikes, working from sketches or notes.
• 1.5Coordinate structural, electrical, and mechanical designs and determine a method of presentation to graphically represent building plans.
• 2Analyze building codes, by-laws, space and site requirements, and other technical documents and reports to determine their effect on architectural designs.
• 2.2Draw maps, diagrams, and profiles, using cross-sections and surveys, to represent elevations, topographical contours, subsurface formations, and structures.
• 2.4Lay out and plan interior room arrangements for commercial buildings, using computer-assisted drafting (CAD) equipment and software.
• 0.6Supervise and train other technologists, technicians, and drafters.
• 1.5Determine the order of work and method of presentation, such as orthographic or isometric drawing.
• 1.5Draw rough and detailed scale plans for foundations, buildings, and structures, based on preliminary concepts, sketches, engineering calculations, specification sheets, and other data.
• 1.1Correlate, interpret, and modify data obtained from topographical surveys, well logs, and geophysical prospecting reports.
• 2Determine procedures and instructions to be followed, according to design specifications and quantity of required materials.
• 2Supervise or conduct field surveys, inspections, or technical investigations to obtain data required to revise construction drawings.
• 1.8Explain drawings to production or construction teams and provide adjustments as necessary.
• 2.3Obtain and assemble data to complete architectural designs, visiting job sites to compile measurements as necessary.
• 0.3Create freehand drawings and lettering to accompany drawings.
• 1Prepare colored drawings of landscape and interior designs for presentation to client.
• 1.4Represent architect or engineer on construction site, ensuring builder compliance with design specifications and advising on design corrections, under supervision.
• 1.5Review rough sketches, drawings, specifications, and other engineering data to ensure that they conform to design concepts.

30.8% of Architectural and Civil Drafters tasks can be automated with AI or robotics