Automation index
How much of a Automation engineer’s job can AI already do?
A PLC and a SCADA come earlier. Leaving the plant in auto without it tripping do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Automation engineer
27%
AI can already do 27% of this job.
#159 / 623
View rankingAutomation engineer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
PLC, SCADA and the interlock.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Panel, loops and the lying sensor.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
FAT, SAT and commissioning.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 36% | +5.8 |
Recipes, batches and the product change.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The shift, the alarm and not bypassing the interlock.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
That it does not trip, and documenting the program.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 27% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- program PLCs
- SCADA
- interlocks
- control loops
- FAT SAT
- commissioning
- plant alarms
- automation panels
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-3024.00· ESCO/ISCO 2149
IS WORK OVER?
Family support worker
20%
#467 / 623
View rankingFamily support worker
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
The intervention plan and case coordination.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Home, hygiene, food and the child who misses school.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 10% | +2.2 |
Teach routines without replacing the parent.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Reports, social services and the school.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The row in the living room and getting out whole.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
The bond, and not making yourself indispensable.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 20% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- home intervention
- teach routines
- family hygiene
- reports to social services
- home support
- truant child
- intervention plan
- not replacing the family
Sources for this job· O*NET 21-1093.00· ESCO/ISCO 2635