Civil engineering technicians
In the ILO's assessment few of the job's tasks can be done by generative AI, or the scores are too spread out to reach gradient 1 — generative AI does not meaningfully take over the core of the work.
Exposure is not job loss: it shows how much of the work generative AI could do today. Whether that turns into transformation, productivity gains or cuts depends on employers, regulation — and on you.
0 = today’s generative AI cannot perform any of the job’s tasks, 100 = it could do all of them fully. The pale band is the spread across tasks.
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The AI analysis for this occupation is still being prepared — the background process covers a few occupations every day.
Task by task
The ILO scored every task of the occupation separately, as the average of two AI models (GPT-4o and Gemini). The pale band is the range between the two models' scores, the dot the ILO's final score (for a few tasks expert review placed it outside the band).
- Assisting with the preparation of detailed estimates of quantities and costs of materials and labour required for projects, according to the specifications given41
- Providing technical assistance connected with the construction of buildings and other structures, and with surveys or the preparation of survey reports36
- Ensuring compliance with design specifications, relevant legislation and regulations, and maintenance of desired standards of materials and work31
- Applying technical knowledge of building and civil engineering principles and practices in order to identify and solve problems arising28
- Advising on the installation of fire detectors and sprinkler systems and the use of materials in the construction of buildings, and means of transportation to reduce risk of fire and extent of damage and danger if fire occurs.27
- Inspecting buildings and structures during and after construction to ensure that they comply with building, grading, zoning and safety laws and approved plans, specifications and standards, as well as with other rules concerning quality and safety of buildings26
- Inspecting industrial plant, hotels, cinemas and other buildings and structures to detect fire hazards and advise on how they can be removed24
- Performing or assisting with field and laboratory tests of soils and construction materials20
- Organizing maintenance and repairs17
How much does it affect you?
Every job is different: mark which of these tasks you do and how much, and we'll compute your own, time-weighted score.
For each task: I don't do it · sometimes · most of my job.
- Assisting with the preparation of detailed estimates of quantities and costs of materials and labour required for projects, according to the specifications given(41)
- Providing technical assistance connected with the construction of buildings and other structures, and with surveys or the preparation of survey reports(36)
- Ensuring compliance with design specifications, relevant legislation and regulations, and maintenance of desired standards of materials and work(31)
- Applying technical knowledge of building and civil engineering principles and practices in order to identify and solve problems arising(28)
- Advising on the installation of fire detectors and sprinkler systems and the use of materials in the construction of buildings, and means of transportation to reduce risk of fire and extent of damage and danger if fire occurs.(27)
- Inspecting buildings and structures during and after construction to ensure that they comply with building, grading, zoning and safety laws and approved plans, specifications and standards, as well as with other rules concerning quality and safety of buildings(26)
- Inspecting industrial plant, hotels, cinemas and other buildings and structures to detect fire hazards and advise on how they can be removed(24)
- Performing or assisting with field and laboratory tests of soils and construction materials(20)
- Organizing maintenance and repairs(17)
You are exactly at the occupation average. (The occupation's score: 28.)
About 0% of your working time goes to highly exposed tasks (score ≥ 50).
- • Assisting with the preparation of detailed estimates of quantities and costs of materials and labour required for projects, according to the specifications given
- • Providing technical assistance connected with the construction of buildings and other structures, and with surveys or the preparation of survey reports
- • Organizing maintenance and repairs
- • Performing or assisting with field and laboratory tests of soils and construction materials
An estimate from the ILO task scores. Everything is computed in your browser — nothing is sent or stored.
How many people work in this occupational group?
Share of the Science and engineering associate professionals group in total employment, by country (Eurostat, ISCO 2-digit — 4-digit breakdowns are not public by country).
Table view
| Country | Science and engineering associate professionals |
|---|---|
| Slovakia | 5.4% · 140 thousand · 2025 |
| Austria | 4.9% · 222 thousand · 2025 |
| Norway | 4.8% · 141 thousand · 2025 |
| Sweden | 4.8% · 254 thousand · 2025 |
| Czechia | 4.7% · 247 thousand · 2025 |
| Denmark | 4.7% · 143 thousand · 2025 |
| Croatia | 4.5% · 77 thousand · 2025 |
| Switzerland | 4.4% · 214 thousand · 2025 |
| Germany | 4.1% · 1,722 thousand · 2025 |
| Italy | 3.8% · 902 thousand · 2025 |
| Poland | 3.7% · 635 thousand · 2025 |
| Finland | 3.7% · 95 thousand · 2025 |
| Slovenia | 3.6% · 36 thousand · 2025 |
| Belgium | 3.5% · 180 thousand · 2025 |
| Malta | 3.5% · 12 thousand · 2025 |
| France | 3.3% · 965 thousand · 2025 |
| Bulgaria | 3.2% · 92 thousand · 2025 |
| Hungary | 3.1% · 146 thousand · 2025 |
| Estonia | 3.0% · 21 thousand · 2025 |
| Latvia | 2.9% · 26 thousand · 2025 |
| Netherlands | 2.8% · 273 thousand · 2025 |
| Portugal | 2.4% · 127 thousand · 2025 |
| Iceland | 2.3% · 5 thousand · 2025 |
| Spain | 2.3% · 517 thousand · 2025 |
| Lithuania | 2.1% · 31 thousand · 2025 |
| Cyprus | 1.9% · 10 thousand · 2025 |
| United Kingdom | 1.9% · 642 thousand · 2025 |
| Ireland | 1.7% · 47 thousand · 2025 |
| Romania | 1.4% · 106 thousand · 2025 |
| Greece | 1.2% · 54 thousand · 2025 |
What do they earn?
Mean gross monthly earnings in the major occupational group (Technicians and associate professionals). Eurostat's earnings survey only publishes pay by occupation at 1 digit, so this is the job's broader group. Enterprises with 10+ employees, 2022.
By country, at purchasing power parity (PPS/month), so countries with different price levels can be compared.
- Switzerland5,280
- Luxembourg4,320
- Norway4,307
- Denmark4,301
- Ireland4,024
- Belgium3,903
- Iceland3,856
- Germany3,608
- Austria3,399
- Netherlands3,247
- EU273,226
- Italy3,127
- Sweden3,089
- Finland2,971
- France2,687
- Spain2,685
- Slovenia2,660
- Cyprus2,537
- Lithuania2,472
- Malta2,464
- Romania2,310
- Poland2,294
- Czechia2,275
- Estonia2,251
- Croatia2,127
- Latvia2,081
- Hungary2,054
- Greece2,050
- Portugal2,044
- Slovakia2,027
- Bulgaria1,738
Source: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey (earn_ses22_21), every four years. The United Kingdom is not covered by the survey.
Outlook to 2035
Employment in the Science and engineering associate professionals group according to Cedefop's 2026 forecast.
thousand · Cedefop Skills Forecast 2026 · 2026–2035: projection
Replacement demand is the jobs left by people retiring or changing careers — even a shrinking occupation can have many openings.
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Sources: ILO WP140 (2025) · Eurostat lfsa_egai2d · Cedefop Skills Forecast 2026 · WEF Future of Jobs 2025 · ESCO. The exposure score measures how much of an occupation's tasks generative AI could perform — not whether the job disappears. For information only, not career advice. How do we calculate this?