Automation index
How much of a Air traffic controller’s job can AI already do?
Labels and alerts already help. Separating two aircraft in fog, and talking to both, is not something you hand off.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Air traffic controller
17%
AI can already do 17% of this job.
#598 / 643
View rankingAir traffic controller
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Plan sequences and read traffic forecasts.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 32% | +5.8 |
Strips, tickets and inter-unit coordination.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Tactical control of aircraft on frequency.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 6% | +1.3 |
Resolve conflicts, radio failures and weather.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 10% | +1.6 |
Train and supervise a controller under instruction.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
Reports, incidents and shift fatigue.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 15% | +2.1 |
| Total | 100% | 17% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Plan sequences and read traffic forecasts
- Tactical control of aircraft on frequency
- Reports, incidents and shift fatigue
- controlador aereo
- air traffic
- atc
- torre de control
Sources for this job· O*NET 53-2021.00· ESCO/ISCO 3154
IS WORK OVER?
Equality officer
29%
#72 / 643
View rankingEquality officer
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Diagnosis, equality plan and the pay register.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Harassment protocols, training and clauses.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
The complaint, the committee and what nobody wants to hear.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Indicators, annual report and bargaining with the firm.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The agreement, tenders and social clauses.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
That it is done, and not left as a PDF.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 28% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- equality plans
- pay gap register
- harassment protocols
- equality training
- gap diagnosis
- social clauses
- equality indicators
- bargain with the firm
Sources for this job· O*NET 13-1041.00· ESCO/ISCO 2422