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AI displacement risk in engineering

Engineering averages 36 out of 100 across 59 published occupations. Behind it, Cartographers and Photogrammetrists scores 47 and Robotics Technicians scores 22, a 25 point spread. That is narrower than the 42 point gap between the most and least exposed sector overall, so Engineering moves together more than most fields do.

Sector average, out of 100

Occupations scored

Point spread, 22 to 47

Occupations scoring 40 or above

How the sector splits

Of the 59, 0 occupations clear 70 and count as high risk, 15 sit between 40 and 69, and 44 fall below 40.

Exposure follows the tasks inside a role rather than the field it sits in, so two jobs that share a sector can still land far apart. The whole published set averages 31 across 961 occupations in 21 sectors. How scoring works

Every engineering occupation, most exposed first

Rank is against the full published set, not against the sector. Every occupation here is backed by at least two distinct published studies.

AI displacement risk scores for 59 engineering occupations
Rank	Occupation	Score	Sources
159	Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	47	7
195	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	44	5
196	Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	44	5
200	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	44	6
208	Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	44	6
213	Automotive Engineers	43	5
217	Computer Hardware Engineers	43	8
218	Electrical and Electronics Drafters	43	6
220	Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	43	6
238	Engineers, All Other	42	3
251	Aerospace Engineers	41	6
255	Architectural and Civil Drafters	41	7
267	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	41	6
272	Architect	40	2
278	Fuel Cell Engineers	40	5
287	Wind Energy Engineers	40	5
308	Solar Energy Systems Engineers	39	5
309	Surveying and Mapping Technicians	39	5
311	Validation Engineers	39	5
313	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	38	11
315	Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	38	5
316	Environmental Engineers	38	6
322	Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	38	6
323	Industrial Engineers	38	8
326	Mechanical Engineers	38	11
334	Automotive Engineering Technicians	37	5
335	Calibration Technologists and Technicians	37	4
346	Microsystems Engineers	37	5
350	Transportation Engineers	37	5
361	Geodetic Surveyors	36	6
363	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	36	5
365	Manufacturing Engineers	36	5
366	Nanosystems Engineers	36	5
369	Robotics Engineers	36	5
372	Surveyors	36	8
380	Mechanical Drafters	35	6
383	Petroleum Engineers	35	6
392	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	34	6
393	Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	34	5
397	Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	34	5
399	Landscape Architects	34	6
400	Mechatronics Engineers	34	5
401	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	34	5
409	Water/Wastewater Engineers	34	6
413	Civil Engineers	33	11
415	Electrical Engineers	33	8
418	Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	33	5
428	Photonics Engineers	32	5
439	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	31	5
440	Materials Engineers	31	5
444	Nuclear Engineers	31	5
463	Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	30	5
481	Photonics Technicians	29	5
484	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	28	5
488	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	28	3
504	Chemical Engineers	27	8
528	Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	26	5
538	Agricultural Engineers	25	5
620	Robotics Technicians	22	5

The evidence behind these scores

Each score aggregates published academic and industry estimates for that occupation, calibrated onto a common scale before they are combined. Across engineering, the thinnest occupation rests on 2 sources and the best evidenced on 11. Occupations backed by fewer than two distinct sources are not published at all, here or anywhere on the site.

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Informational guidance based on published research, not professional career or financial advice. Scores update as new research is ingested.