Jacobs Solutions Inc. (J)
Infrastructure consulting, 43,000 people, 11% PA Consulting. Read October 2, 2026 from the annual report for the period ending September 26, 2025, filed November 20, 2025. Ranked 6 of the 47 Industrials companies read so far, by the share within reach now.
Within reach now
19%
End of 2028
62%
Employees, annual report
43,000
Leading staffing pattern
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
Share of the working time within reach, long-run pace, four times in five
- Now19%
- End of 202747%
- End of 202862%
- End of 203069%
What changes for its people by the end of 2028, by its industries' figures
- Stays with people 30%
- Becomes checking a model's work 56%
- Handed over with lighter checks 7%
The filing states one workforce count including its contingent workers and nothing by segment or country, so the engineering and consulting shares follow segment revenue (c).
The figures on this page come from the company's own annual report and from BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. They are estimates with a stated method. Nothing here says what the company will do: within reach is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings.
What follows from the reading
Share of working time within reach of AI, on the long-run pace at four in five: 19% now, 47% at the end of 2027, 62% at the end of 2028, 69% at the end of 2030. By the patterns, the work is about 69% desk work, 17% people work and 15% body work. These are the site's industry estimates weighted by the shares below: estimates with a stated method and range, not a forecast of what the company will do. By the same patterns, at the end of 2028 about 30% of the working time stays with people (conversation, in-person and hands-on work), 56% becomes checking a model's work and 7% could be handed over with lighter checks, from the industries' own figures, not the company's roles.
Headcount
43,000 employees as of September 26, 2025 (stated). A worldwide workforce; the filing states no count by country.
The filing: “As of September 26, 2025, we had a workforce of approximately 43,000 people worldwide, including a contingent workforce of approximately 1,800 people.”
The workforce as industry patterns
| Pattern | Share | Reason, from the filing |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | 89% | Infrastructure and Advanced Facilities, 89% of revenue, is consulting, engineering and program management for infrastructure and facilities; the filing states no count by segment, so the share follows revenue (c). |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | 11% | PA Consulting, 11% of revenue, is management and technology consulting; by revenue (c), with no count stated. |
What the filing says about the workforce: About 43,000 people worldwide including about 1,800 contingent workers; nearly 1,800 Positive Mental Health Champions; four dedicated schools and access to nearly 30,000 training programs; over $2.9 million donated in fiscal 2025.
Companies read with the same leading pattern
Other companies whose largest staffing pattern is also Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services, largest first, each read from its own annual report. Within reach now and at the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Aecom (ACM, 51,000 employees)18% now, 62% by 2028
- Amentum Holdings, Inc. (AMTM, 50,000 employees)17% now, 50% by 2028
- KBR, Inc. (KBR, 36,000 employees)17% now, 52% by 2028
What the filing says about AI
25 sentences in the filing name AI. Twenty-five sentences: investment in AI and next-generation digital solutions to empower clients' decisions across the asset lifecycle, PA Consulting's AI work for clients, and an AI blueprint for a county council.
- “Through the expertise of our people and ongoing investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and next-generation digital solutions, we empower our clients' decision-making across the entire asset lifecycle - from capital planning and operations to cybersecurity and operational technology.”
- “PA's work includes applying data and analytics to improve punctuality of flights at Heathrow Airport, accelerating the energy transition with Invenergy and energyRe, creating new digital platforms for the American College of Emergency Physicians, pioneering medtech with Hubly Surgical, accelerating clinical trials with AI for a global life sciences consortium, and enhancing resiliency in bankin...”
- “We're building an AI blueprint for Hertfordshire County Council, one of England's largest councils.”
- “These included responding to feedback from our employees regarding expanded learning opportunities, particularly in AI and digital skills, through the launch of Jacobs University-our global learning and development hub designed to make training more accessible and relevant across roles and regions.”
- “As we advance our digital and data solutions to help clients work more effectively and safer, we are also equipping our people with stronger digital skills and AI capabilities.”
Its annual reports, year by year
Sentences naming AI in each annual report, counted by one rule, beside the median report in the Index that year. Each count links its filing. Every company, by year and sector
- Fiscal 20211median 0
- Fiscal 20224median 0
- Fiscal 20236median 1
- Fiscal 202419median 4
- Fiscal 202525median 10
Headcount by filing year
As reported in each year's annual report, with the filing. A year marked not read had no figure the reading could take from the report's text.
| Period | Employees | Filed | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | 43,000 | 2025-11-20 | 10-K |
| 2024-09-27 | 45,000 | 2024-11-25 | 10-K |
| 2023-09-29 | 60,000 | 2023-11-21 | 10-K |
| 2022-09-30 | 60,000 | 2022-11-21 | 10-K |
| 2021-10-01 | 55,000 | 2021-11-23 | 10-K |
| 2020-10-02 | 55,000 | 2020-11-24 | 10-K |
| 2019-09-27 | 4,000 | 2019-11-25 | 10-K |
| 2018-09-28 | 6,400 | 2018-11-21 | 10-K |
| 2017-09-29 | 9,900 | 2017-11-21 | 10-K |
| 2016-09-30 | 11,100 | 2016-11-22 | 10-K |
| 2015-10-02 | 49,900 | 2015-11-24 | 10-K |
| 2014-09-26 | 53,500 | 2014-11-24 | 10-K |
| 2013-09-27 | 66,000 | 2013-11-22 | 10-K |
| 2012-09-28 | 60,000 | 2012-11-20 | 10-K |
| 2011-09-30 | 45,700 | 2011-11-21 | 10-K |
| 2010-10-01 | 38,500 | 2010-11-23 | 10-K |
| 2009-10-02 | 38,900 | 2009-11-20 | 10-K |
| 2008-09-30 | 43,700 | 2008-11-26 | 10-K |
| 2007-09-30 | 36,400 | 2007-11-29 | 10-K |
| 2006-09-30 | 31,700 | 2006-12-08 | 10-K |
| 2005-09-30 | 27,200 | 2005-12-13 | 10-K |
| 2004-09-30 | 24,400 | 2004-12-13 | 10-K |
| 2003-09-30 | 21,100 | 2003-12-29 | 10-K |
| 2002-09-30 | 21,900 | 2002-12-27 | 10-K |
| 2001-09-30 | 20,600 | 2001-12-21 | 10-K |
| 2000-09-30 | 18,800 | 2000-12-27 | 10-K |
| 1999-09-30 | 15,900 | 1999-12-17 | 10-K405 |
| 1998-09-30 | 10,080 | 1998-12-28 | 10-K |
| 1997-09-30 | 9,570 | 1997-12-23 | 10-K405 |
| 1996-09-30 | 7,350 | 1996-12-27 | 10-K |
| 1995-09-30 | 7,600 | 1995-12-27 | 10-K405 |
| 1994-09-30 | 6,940 | 1994-12-28 | 10-K |
Limits of this reading
- The 43,000 includes about 1,800 contingent workers, recorded as the filing states it (rule 8).
- No count by segment or country: the engineering and consulting shares follow segment revenue (c).
Source: the company's annual report on EDGAR, accession 0001628280-25-053316, the filing. Read by Claude Fable 5.1 under rubric version 1, by the method. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.
Questions about this company
- How much of Jacobs Solutions Inc.'s working time is within reach of AI?
- An estimated 19% now and 62% by the end of 2028, on METR's long-run pace at four in five, from the workforce Jacobs Solutions Inc.'s own annual report describes and BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. It is an estimate with a stated method. It is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings, and it says nothing about what the company will do.
- How many people does Jacobs Solutions Inc. employ?
- 43,000 as of September 26, 2025, as its annual report for the period ending September 26, 2025 states.
- What kinds of work make up Jacobs Solutions Inc.'s workforce?
- Read from its annual report as a blend of 2 industry staffing patterns, the largest Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; by those patterns the work is about 69% desk work, 17% people work and 15% body work. Each share has a one-sentence reason on this page that can be checked against the filing.
- What does Jacobs Solutions Inc.'s annual report say about AI?
- 25 sentences in the filing name AI. Its annual reports for fiscal 2021 to 2025 name it in 1, 4, 6, 19 and 25 sentences, year by year. They are counted and quoted on this page, never judged: a count says how much a filing talks about AI, not what the company does with it.
- How is this estimated?
- Claude Fable 5.1 read the annual report under the Index's written rubric (version 1) on October 2, 2026: the stated headcount, the share in the U.S. when stated, and the workforce as a blend of industry staffing patterns. The estimates are the site's industry estimates weighted by those shares, from O*NET tasks with estimated lengths and METR's measurements of how long a task AI models can finish. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.
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