Architectural and Civil Drafters

Does not pass

• Produce drawings, using computer-assisted drafting systems (CAD) or drafting machines, or by hand, using compasses, dividers, protractors, triangles, and other drafting devices.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 13.3% of the role's time · $982M · waiting on a check

• Draft plans and detailed drawings for structures, installations, and construction projects, such as highways, sewage disposal systems, and dikes, working from sketches or notes.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 10.0% of the role's time · $743M · waiting on a check

• Draw rough and detailed scale plans for foundations, buildings, and structures, based on preliminary concepts, sketches, engineering calculations, specification sheets, and other data.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 6.5% of the role's time · $479M

• Draw maps, diagrams, and profiles, using cross-sections and surveys, to represent elevations, topographical contours, subsurface formations, and structures.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 6.2% of the role's time · $456M · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed

• Coordinate structural, electrical, and mechanical designs and determine a method of presentation to graphically represent building plans.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 6.1% of the role's time · $452M

• Lay out and plan interior room arrangements for commercial buildings, using computer-assisted drafting (CAD) equipment and software.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 6.0% of the role's time · $447M · waiting on a check

• Supervise and train other technologists, technicians, and drafters.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 5.9% of the role's time · $437M

• Analyze building codes, by-laws, space and site requirements, and other technical documents and reports to determine their effect on architectural designs.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 5.1% of the role's time · $379M

• Determine procedures and instructions to be followed, according to design specifications and quantity of required materials.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 4.5% of the role's time · $332M · waiting on a check

• Determine the order of work and method of presentation, such as orthographic or isometric drawing.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 4.4% of the role's time · $322M · waiting on a check

• Finish and duplicate drawings and documentation packages according to required mediums and specifications for reproduction, using blueprinting, photography, or other duplicating methods.

  physical work, outside the screen · 4.0% of the role's time · $296M

• Check dimensions of materials to be used and assign numbers to lists of materials.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.9% of the role's time · $291M

• Locate and identify symbols on topographical surveys to denote geological and geophysical formations or oil field installations.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 2.1% of the role's time · $157M · passed by Gemini 3.1 Pro · the models disagreed · waiting on a check

• Prepare cost estimates, contracts, bidding documents, and technical reports for specific projects under an architect's or engineer's supervision.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 2.1% of the role's time · $157M

• Represent architect or engineer on construction site, ensuring builder compliance with design specifications and advising on design corrections, under supervision.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.1% of the role's time · $157M

• Review rough sketches, drawings, specifications, and other engineering data to ensure that they conform to design concepts.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 2.1% of the role's time · $157M · waiting on a check

• Explain drawings to production or construction teams and provide adjustments as necessary.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.0% of the role's time · $148M

• Determine quality, cost, strength, and quantity of required materials, and enter figures on materials lists.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 1.9% of the role's time · $141M

• Obtain and assemble data to complete architectural designs, visiting job sites to compile measurements as necessary.

  physical work, outside the screen · 1.9% of the role's time · $141M

• Correlate, interpret, and modify data obtained from topographical surveys, well logs, and geophysical prospecting reports.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 1.7% of the role's time · $129M

• Reproduce drawings on copy machines or trace copies of plans and drawings, using transparent paper or cloth, ink, pencil, and standard drafting instruments.

  physical work, outside the screen · 1.6% of the role's time · $115M

• Supervise or conduct field surveys, inspections, or technical investigations to obtain data required to revise construction drawings.

  physical work, outside the screen · 1.4% of the role's time · $103M

• Create freehand drawings and lettering to accompany drawings.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 1.2% of the role's time · $86.5M · waiting on a check

• Calculate excavation tonnage and prepare graphs and fill-hauling diagrams for use in earth-moving operations.

  reason given most often: a failure is too expensive · 1.0% of the role's time · $71.7M · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed

• Calculate weights, volumes, and stress factors and their implications for technical aspects of designs.

  reason given most often: a failure is too expensive · 0.9% of the role's time · $69.1M

• Prepare colored drawings of landscape and interior designs for presentation to client.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 0.9% of the role's time · $64.9M · waiting on a check

• Plot characteristics of boreholes for oil and gas wells from photographic subsurface survey recordings and other data, representing depth, degree, and direction of inclination.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 0.7% of the role's time · $54.0M · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed