Automation index
How much of a Electronics engineer’s job can AI already do?
A schematic and a layout come earlier. A board that works first time does not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Electronics engineer
25%
AI can already do 25% of this job.
#237 / 633
View rankingElectronics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Schematic, simulation and PCB layout.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Firmware, tests and bench.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Vendors, prototypes and certifications.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Debug EMC and field faults.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Documentation, versioning and quality.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 16% | +2.9 |
Not sending a blind board to manufacture.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 25% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Schematic, simulation and PCB layout
- Firmware, tests and bench
- Vendors, prototypes and certifications
- Debug EMC and field faults
- Documentation, versioning and quality
- Not sending a blind board to manufacture
- ingeniero electronico
- electronics engineer
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-2072.00· ESCO/ISCO 2152
IS WORK OVER?
Biologist
31%
#30 / 633
View rankingBiologist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Teach or supervise students and perform research at universities and colleges.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 17% | 22% | +3.7 |
Identify, classify, and study structure, behavior, ecology, physiology, nutrition, culture, and distribution of plant and animal species.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Program and use computers to store, process, and analyze data.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 15% | 48% | +7.2 |
Supervise biological technicians and technologists and other scientists.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 15% | 22% | +3.3 |
Research environmental effects of present and potential uses of land and water areas, determining methods of improving environmental conditions or such outputs as crop yields.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 6% | 22% | +1.3 |
Collect and analyze biological data about relationships among and between organisms and their environment.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 6% | 48% | +2.9 |
Study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and function.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 5% | 28% | +1.4 |
Review reports and proposals, such as those relating to land use classifications and recreational development, for accuracy, adequacy, or adherence to policies, regulations, or scientific standards.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 5% | 55% | +2.8 |
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency).EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 15% | 28% | +4.2 |
| Total | 100% | 31% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- microbiology-bacteriology
- genetics
- biotechnology
- laboratory techniques
- biology
- medical genetics
- genetic engineering
- scientific research methodology
- manage research data
- perform laboratory tests
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-1029.04· ESCO/ISCO 2131