Evaluate facility to determine suitability for occupancy and square footage availability.

“Evaluate facility to determine suitability for occupancy and square footage availability.” is a supplemental task performed by Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Among the occupation's 15 rated tasks, workers place it 1st by importance (#15 most important).

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Calculate dimensions, square footage, profile and component specifications, and material quantities, using calculator or computer. · importance 4.2
• Inspect project site and evaluate contractor work to detect design malfunctions and ensure conformance to design specifications and applicable codes. · importance 4.1
• Read and review project blueprints and structural specifications to determine dimensions of structure or system and material requirements. · importance 4.1
• Draft detailed dimensional drawings and design layouts for projects to ensure conformance to specifications. · importance 4.1
• Conduct materials test and analysis, using tools and equipment and applying engineering knowledge. · importance 4.0
• Develop plans and estimate costs for installation of systems, utilization of facilities, or construction of structures. · importance 4.0
• Confer with supervisor to determine project details such as plan preparation, acceptance testing, and evaluation of field conditions. · importance 3.9
• Analyze proposed site factors and design maps, graphs, tracings, and diagrams to illustrate findings. · importance 3.9
• Prepare reports and document project activities and data. · importance 3.8
• Develop project budgets by estimating the cost of project activities. · importance 3.8
• Plan and conduct field surveys to locate new sites and analyze details of project sites. · importance 3.7
• Respond to public suggestions and complaints. · importance 3.6
• Negotiate with contractors on prices for new contracts or modifications to existing contracts. · importance 3.6
• Report maintenance problems occurring at project site to supervisor and negotiate changes to resolve system conflicts. · importance 3.4

See all tasks on the Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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