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The AI Parity Index0.1%Tasks measured1 of 18,796Unemployment4.1% · Jul 20260.1 pt vs Jun 2026Payrolls−23K m/m · Jul 2026158.9M employedJob openings7.4M · Jun 20260.2M vs May 2026Wages$37.62/h avg · Jul 2026+3.2% y/yProductivity+1.4% q/q ann. · Q2 2026Inflation+3.4% y/y · Jul 2026Next upSoftware Developers · 16 more tasksNext releaseQ4 2026
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Index›Architecture and Engineering›Water/Wastewater Engineers

Water/Wastewater Engineers

Design or oversee projects involving provision of potable water, disposal of wastewater and sewage, or prevention of flood-related damage.

US jobs

368K

Avg. wage

$52/h

GDP output/y

$96B

Tasks

28

AI Parity

41%

Related occupationsWater Resource Specialists · Environmental Engineers · Civil Engineers · Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers · Petroleum Engineers · Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar · Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health · Chemical Engineers

A specialization of Civil Engineers.

Specializations:Civil EngineersTransportation Engineers

Tasks

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#Task ↕O*NET 30.1 · DOLOutput/y ▾est. · BEA + BLSVerification method ↕est. · rubric v1Qualitymeasured baselineConfigurationverified runsQualitysame testvs human× output · − pts
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O*NET-SOC 17-2051.02 · tasks and importance from O*NET 30.1 · jobs and wages BLS OEWS May 2025 · GDP by industry BEA 2025

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