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
IS WORK OVER?
Music therapist
22%
#367 / 653
View rankingMusic therapist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Session, aims and the instrument.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Patient, the silence and not forcing the song.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Group, the one who shuts and the one who overflows.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Report, the marker and not selling miracles.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The ward, the noise and not bothering the rest.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Let it sound, and move what will not come out.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
- music-therapy sessions
- instruments
- therapy groups
- silence
- markers
- the ward
- not force the song
- not sell miracles
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1129.00· ESCO/ISCO 2269