AI Risk in Architecture and Engineering: 34 Jobs Analyzed

Average AI risk: 57.3% . Average salary: $91,650 . Data updated March 2026.

Not all architecture and engineering jobs face the same AI risk. Here's how 34 roles in this field compare.

Safest in Architecture and Engineering

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other — 27.5% risk

Most Exposed in Architecture and Engineering

Architectural and Civil Drafters — 88.1% risk

All 34 Jobs

  1. Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other — 27.5% risk, $97,700
  2. Agricultural Engineers — 29.6% risk, $90,100
  3. Surveyors — 30.2% risk, $90,100
  4. Materials Engineers — 35.5% risk, $91,800
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians — 37.3% risk, $92,600
  6. Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians — 37.7% risk, $96,000
  7. Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians — 41.8% risk, $95,200
  8. Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians — 42.5% risk, $93,500
  9. Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors — 46.1% risk, $90,100
  10. Engineers, All Other — 46.2% risk, $69,700
  11. Mechanical Engineers — 48.1% risk, $92,600
  12. Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers — 50.3% risk, $91,000
  13. Environmental Engineers — 50.8% risk, $95,200
  14. Industrial Engineers — 51.0% risk, $91,000
  15. Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians — 51.9% risk, $91,000
  16. Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians — 53.6% risk, $94,400
  17. Marine Engineers and Naval Architects — 57.5% risk, $91,000
  18. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer — 57.7% risk, $95,200
  19. Nuclear Engineers — 60.7% risk, $94,400
  20. Electrical Engineers — 61.0% risk, $94,400
  21. Landscape Architects — 62.1% risk, $89,200
  22. Civil Engineers — 65.1% risk, $92,600
  23. Chemical Engineers — 66.3% risk, $91,800
  24. Architects, Except Landscape and Naval — 67.0% risk, $88,400
  25. Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers — 67.1% risk, $93,500
  26. Computer Hardware Engineers — 67.2% risk, $93,500
  27. Cartographers and Photogrammetrists — 69.8% risk, $89,200
  28. Aerospace Engineers — 73.2% risk, $89,200
  29. Petroleum Engineers — 75.3% risk, $95,200
  30. Surveying and Mapping Technicians — 76.7% risk, $91,800
  31. Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians — 80.4% risk, $91,800
  32. Mechanical Drafters — 85.1% risk, $91,800
  33. Electrical and Electronics Drafters — 87.7% risk, $91,000
  34. Architectural and Civil Drafters — 88.1% risk, $90,100