IS WORK OVER?

Automation index

How much of a Drone pilot’s job can AI already do?

A flight plan comes earlier. Lifting the drone, not losing it, and bringing the shot home do not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

Drone pilot

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.

TaskShareAIPoints
Flight plan, NOTAM, ENAIRE and the permit.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%40%+6.4
Fly, frame, not lose the drone and land.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

22%8%+1.8
Deliver stills, video and a basic grade.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%32%+5.1
Maintenance, batteries and the part that fails.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%28%+4.5
Client, briefing and what you can actually fly.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%22%+3.5
AESA rules and liability for the flight.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

14%14%+2
Total100%23%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

Skills and activities

  • fly drones
  • pilot UAS
  • flight planning
  • aerial shots
  • NOTAM
  • AESA permits
  • not lose the drone
  • grade aerial video

Sources for this job· O*NET 53-2012.00· ESCO/ISCO 3153

QA automation 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.

TaskShareAIPoints
Test, the selector and the flake.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

18%48%+8.6
Pipeline, the green and the one that lies.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%40%+6.4
Bug, the repro and not closing it blind.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%22%+3.5
Data, the environment and not sharing prod.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%28%+4.5
The developer, the rush and not skipping the one that fails.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

18%14%+2.5
Catch the bug, and not painting a lying green.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%12%+1.9
Total100%27%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

Skills and activities

  • automated tests
  • selectors
  • flakes
  • QA pipelines
  • repro
  • environments
  • lying green
  • debug tests

Sources for this job· O*NET 15-1253.00· ESCO/ISCO 2519

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