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Science & Research · Updated Aug 2026

Urban and Regional Planners

Develop comprehensive plans and programs for use of land and physical facilities of jurisdictions, such as towns, cities, counties, and metropolitan areas.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
66/100
High

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
54/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence81/100
Task coverage88%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Advise planning officials on project feasibility, cost-effectiveness, regulatory conformance, or possible alternatives.High
73
Supervise or coordinate the work of urban planning technicians or technologists.Medium
67
Assess the feasibility of land use proposals and identify necessary changes.High
73
Determine the effects of regulatory limitations on land use projects.Medium
73
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.High
72
Create, prepare, or requisition graphic or narrative reports on land use data, including land area maps overlaid with geographic variables, such as population density.High
74
Recommend approval, denial, or conditional approval of proposals.High
73
Keep informed about economic or legal issues involved in zoning codes, building codes, or environmental regulations.High
74
Design, promote, or administer government plans or policies affecting land use, zoning, public utilities, community facilities, housing, or transportation.High
40
Conduct field investigations, surveys, impact studies, or other research to compile and analyze data on economic, social, regulatory, or physical factors affecting land use.High
73
Evaluate proposals for infrastructure projects or other development for environmental impact or sustainability.High
72
Mediate community disputes or assist in developing alternative plans or recommendations for programs or projects.High
72
Review and evaluate environmental impact reports pertaining to private or public planning projects or programs.Medium
73
Identify opportunities or develop plans for sustainability projects or programs to improve energy efficiency, minimize pollution or waste, or restore natural systems.Medium
72
Discuss with planning officials the purpose of land use projects, such as transportation, conservation, residential, commercial, industrial, or community use.High
25
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Create, prepare, or requisition graphic or narrative reports on land use data, including land area maps overlaid with geographic variables, such as population density.74
  2. Keep informed about economic or legal issues involved in zoning codes, building codes, or environmental regulations.74
  3. Advise planning officials on project feasibility, cost-effectiveness, regulatory conformance, or possible alternatives.73
  4. Assess the feasibility of land use proposals and identify necessary changes.73
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Discuss with planning officials the purpose of land use projects, such as transportation, conservation, residential, commercial, industrial, or community use.01
  2. Design, promote, or administer government plans or policies affecting land use, zoning, public utilities, community facilities, housing, or transportation.02
  3. Advise planning officials on project feasibility, cost-effectiveness, regulatory conformance, or possible alternatives.03
  4. Supervise or coordinate the work of urban planning technicians or technologists.04
  5. Assess the feasibility of land use proposals and identify necessary changes.05
Where else this work leads

Related occupations

Occupations O*NET links to this one. Relatedness reflects shared work, not a claim that these roles are safer.

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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency83
Physical dependency24
Adoption pressure48
Labour-market resilience57
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence81/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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