Jobs / Architecture and engineering / 17-2199.00
Engineers, All Other
All engineers not listed separately.
- US jobs
- 154,070
- Median wage
- $122,930 a year
- Job family
- Architecture and engineering
Can agents do the work of engineers, all other?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Architecture and engineering: Some tasks (first measured in the last 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: HWE-Bench, 79.9% of tasks completed.
Direct evidence that disagrees: Parametric CAD Bench V3, 9% of tasks fully completed (Perfect tasks).
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 7%Design electrical or electronic systems or equipmentNot measured
- 5%Design industrial systems or equipmentNot measured
- 5%Research technology designs or applicationsNot measured
- 5%Create visual designs or displaysNot measured
- 4%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
- 4%Develop models of systems, processes, or productsNot measured
- 3%Document technical designs, procedures, or activitiesNot measured
- 3%Advise others on business or operational mattersNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in architecture and engineering, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
- 61%Claude Opus 5.5 (max) with Claude Code 2.1.280 · 24 Sep 2026Strong
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
- 64.8%Claude Code + Opus 5.5 (max) · 6 Oct 2026Strong
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
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