Will AI replace Architectural and Engineering Managers?
AI reaches some of this job’s work, but most of it stays with people.
38/100
Moderate exposure
More exposed to AI than 59% of US workers.
- AI already used in
- 4% of the work
- As AI tools mature: up to
- 65% of the work
What the job involves
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.
Where AI reaches the work
The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.
Already happening(1)
- Present and explain proposals, reports, or findings to clients.
Within reach(11)
- Direct, review, or approve project design changes.
- Develop or implement policies, standards, or procedures for engineering and technical work.
- Review, recommend, or approve contracts or cost estimates.
- Perform administrative functions, such as reviewing or writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules, or purchasing of materials or services.
- Assess project feasibility by analyzing technology, resource needs, or market demand.
and 6 more
Out of reach(7)
- Manage the coordination and overall integration of technical activities in architecture or engineering projects.
- Consult or negotiate with clients to prepare project specifications.
- Confer with management, production, or marketing staff to discuss project specifications or procedures.
- Plan or direct the installation, testing, operation, maintenance, or repair of facilities or equipment.
- Plan, direct, or coordinate survey work with other project activities.
and 2 more
Also called
Engineering Director · Process Engineering Manager · Electrical Engineering Director · Engineering Design Manager · Engineering Project Manager · Engineering Supervisor · Global Engineering Manager · Mechanical Engineering Director
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What these numbers mean
The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.
“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.
The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.
Sources
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
- GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs (task labels), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin & Rock (2023), OpenAI and University of Pennsylvania
- Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (task penetration), Anthropic
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national and metropolitan areas), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics