Structural pressure
39%
High RiskLikely range
33–45%
Hydrographic surveyor
Professionals · SGD 5,450/mo (21% above median)
Hydrographic surveyor faces significant structural AI displacement pressure. high exposure with few human bottlenecks to slow adoption.
Why This Score
68% of tasks overlap with current AI
28% human advantage from judgment & presence
55% demand buffer from SG labour market
AI usage 1pp below theoretical exposure
These factors combine multiplicatively — larger bars do not mean proportionally larger contributions to the final score.
Exposure × (1 − Bottleneck) × Market Modifier. How this works
Tasks AI can handle
Running standard statistical analyses, generating charts, cleaning data, writing SQL queries, and producing summary reports from structured data.
Where humans stay essential
Framing the right question, identifying data quality issues, interpreting results in business context, communicating insights to non-technical stakeholders, and making judgment calls on methodology.
Skills to focus on
Common tools in similar work
Derived from matched O*NET technology-skill profiles.
Singapore Reality
Current Singapore signal
Labour now, industry footprint, and a directional 12-month read.
The Professionals, Managers, Executives & Technicians labour market is weak. Vacancy rate is 3.1% and was essentially flat versus last quarter. recruitment is running above resignation (1.5% vs 0.9%). employer pressure is low.
Vacancy rate
3.1%
↓ 3.1% year-on-year
Hiring balance
1.5%
recruit vs 0.9% resign
Retrenchment
1.5 per 1,000
Low incidence
Professionals, Managers, Executives & Technicians data · Q4 2025 full
Top Industries
Where this work is concentrated
Public Administration & Education Services
111.0K
Financial & Insurance Services
97.0K
↓ cooling
Professional Services
80.1K
→ stable
Top 4 vacancy sector
Industry vacancy overlays use the latest published detailed cross-tab (2025 QQ), which can lag the main labour monitor.
12-Month Outlook
Rule-based, not a prediction
What To Do Next
Hydrographic surveyor has some offset potential, but it depends on transition pathways holding up in practice and on workers clearing the main switching frictions.
What could slow it down
- Current demand support is thin, so offsets may take longer to show up.
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See how this compares to similar occupations
Compare with... →Evidence
Crosswalk: direct · SSOC 21652
Anthropic: -1pp vs theory
Raw Scores
AIOE 0.817 · θ 0.648 · C-AIOE 0.653
Stability
stable · Optimistic 33% (High) · Pessimistic 45% (High)
Confidence
89% · Crosswalk 1.00 · Market 0.65 · Fresh 0.84
Wage (SGD/mo)
25th 3,975 · Median 5,450 · 75th 7,882