Urban and Regional Planners
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 215 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with more than half of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 96% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Design, promote, or administer government plans or policies affecting land use, zoning, public utilities, community facilities, housing, or transportation.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Advise planning officials on project feasibility, cost-effectiveness, regulatory conformance, or possible alternatives.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Create, prepare, or requisition graphic or narrative reports on land use data, including land area maps overlaid with geographic variables, such as population density.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Mediate community disputes or assist in developing alternative plans or recommendations for programs or projects.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Recommend approval, denial, or conditional approval of proposals.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Hold public meetings with government officials, social scientists, lawyers, developers, the public, or special interest groups to formulate, develop, or address issues regarding land use or community plans.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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