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

“Draw maps, diagrams, and profiles, using cross-sections and surveys, to represent elevations, topographical contours, subsurface formations, and structures.” is a core task performed by Architectural and Civil Drafters. Among the occupation's 28 rated tasks, workers place it 24th by importance (#5 most important). About 100% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

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.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Create visual designs or displays. in Thinking Creatively

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: T3.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Produce drawings, using computer-assisted drafting systems (CAD) or drafting machines, or by hand, using compasses, dividers, protractors, triangles, and other drafting devices. · importance 4.9
• Draft plans and detailed drawings for structures, installations, and construction projects, such as highways, sewage disposal systems, and dikes, working from sketches or notes. · importance 4.6
• Coordinate structural, electrical, and mechanical designs and determine a method of presentation to graphically represent building plans. · importance 4.4
• Analyze building codes, by-laws, space and site requirements, and other technical documents and reports to determine their effect on architectural designs. · importance 4.3
• Lay out and plan interior room arrangements for commercial buildings, using computer-assisted drafting (CAD) equipment and software. · importance 4.1
• Supervise and train other technologists, technicians, and drafters. · importance 4.1
• Determine the order of work and method of presentation, such as orthographic or isometric drawing. · importance 4.1
• Finish and duplicate drawings and documentation packages according to required mediums and specifications for reproduction, using blueprinting, photography, or other duplicating methods. · importance 4.0
• Draw rough and detailed scale plans for foundations, buildings, and structures, based on preliminary concepts, sketches, engineering calculations, specification sheets, and other data. · importance 4.0
• Correlate, interpret, and modify data obtained from topographical surveys, well logs, and geophysical prospecting reports. · importance 3.9
• Check dimensions of materials to be used and assign numbers to lists of materials. · importance 3.9
• Determine procedures and instructions to be followed, according to design specifications and quantity of required materials. · importance 3.8
• Supervise or conduct field surveys, inspections, or technical investigations to obtain data required to revise construction drawings. · importance 3.7
• Explain drawings to production or construction teams and provide adjustments as necessary. · importance 3.6

See all tasks on the Architectural and Civil Drafters 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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  title  = {Draw maps, diagrams, and profiles, using cross-sections and surveys, to represent elevations, topographical contours, subsurface formations, and structures.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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