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 / 633
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?
Statistician
26%
#201 / 633
View rankingStatistician
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Model, clean and visualise.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 48% | +9.6 |
Design sample, experiment and biases.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Client, questions and not overfitting.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Reproducibility, code and documentation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Publication, review and data ethics.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 16% | +2.6 |
Not selling a p-value that does not hold.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 26% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Model, clean and visualise
- Design sample, experiment and biases
- Client, questions and not overfitting
- Reproducibility, code and documentation
- Publication, review and data ethics
- Not selling a p-value that does not hold
- estadistico
- statistician
Sources for this job· O*NET 15-2041.00· ESCO/ISCO 2120