Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property.
106,770 people do this job in the US. $99,280 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
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- 5%
- 2%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 4%. Today's estimate: 7%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 25 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prepare scale drawings or architectural designs, using computer-aided design or other tools.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 8% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 1.7 work days | 32%Half by Jan 2027 | |
| Prepare information regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimated costs, or construction time.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 8% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 8%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Create three-dimensional or interactive representations of designs, using computer-assisted design software.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 8% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 3.3 work days | 7%Half by Nov 2027 | |
| Prepare contract documents for building contractors.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 8% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 1 work week | 2%Half by Apr 2028 | |
| Integrate engineering elements into unified architectural designs.Done daily by most who do it. | 8% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 1 work week | 2%Half by Apr 2028 | |
| Plan or design structures such as residences, office buildings, theatres, factories, or other structural properties in accordance with environmental, safety, or other regulations.Done daily by most who do it. | 8% | 2.1 work days6.7 h to 1.3 work weeks | 1%Half by Mar 2028 | |
| Design environmentally sound structural upgrades to existing buildings, such as natural lighting systems, green roofs, or rainwater collection systems.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 8% | 2.1 work days3.3 h to 1.7 work weeks | 1%Half by Sep 2028 | |
| Design structures that incorporate environmentally friendly building practices or concepts, such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 8% | 2.1 work days3.3 h to 1.7 work weeks | 1%Half by Sep 2028 | |
| Develop final construction plans that include aesthetic representations of the structure or details for its construction.Done daily by most who do it. | 8% | 3.3 work days6.7 h to 2.7 work weeks | 0%Half by Dec 2028 | |
| Plan layouts of structural architectural projects.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 6% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 3.3 work days | 7%Half by Nov 2027 | |
| Design or plan construction of green building projects to minimize adverse environmental impact or conserve energy.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 2.1 work days3.3 h to 1.7 work weeks | 1%Half by Sep 2028 | |
| Prepare operating and maintenance manuals, studies, or reports.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 1 work week | 2%Half by Apr 2028 |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
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