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?
Museum educator
24%
#264 / 623
View rankingMuseum educator
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Sheets, routes and the teaching kit.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 44% | +7 |
The tour, the group that will not quiet, and the work.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 12% | +2.2 |
Workshops, families and Sunday at the museum.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
School, bookings and the missing mediator.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Access, the public who do not come in, and adapting.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
That they actually look, and not reciting the label.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 24% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- school tours
- teaching sheets
- museum workshops
- cultural mediation
- group bookings
- access
- families at the museum
- learning routes
Sources for this job· O*NET 25-4012.00· ESCO/ISCO 2621