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.
#161 / 653
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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IVF laboratory technician
19%
#561 / 653
View rankingIVF laboratory technician
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Diary, the retrieval and the count.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Capacitation, the sample and the one that is not there.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Identify, the double check and not crossing.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Cryopreserve, the tank and the one that is lost.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The embryologist, the rush and not rushing a tube.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Not crossing couples. Ever.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 19% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- retrievals
- sperm capacitation
- double check
- cryopreservation
- nitrogen tanks
- identify gametes
- not cross couples
- oocyte count
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-2011.00· ESCO/ISCO 3212