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
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Ice-cream maker
22%
#338 / 623
View rankingIce-cream maker
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Base, overrun and the recipe.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 44% | +7 |
Churn, age and the one that crystals.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 12% | +2.2 |
List, season and the flavour that misses.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Workshop, cold and the broken chain.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Summer, the queue and not running out of vanilla.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Creamy in the mouth, and not selling ice.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- churn
- overrun
- age bases
- ice-cream list
- cold chain
- ice crystals
- vanilla
- ice-cream season
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-3099.00· ESCO/ISCO 7512