Automation index
How much of a Food engineer’s job can AI already do?
A plant balance and HACCP come earlier. Reformulating so it still tastes like food do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Food engineer
27%
AI can already do 27% of this job.
#158 / 633
View rankingFood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Process, balances and shelf life.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Plant, pasteurise and the batch that will not set.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
HACCP, labelling and the rules.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 36% | +5.8 |
Reformulate, costs and the ingredient supplier.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Taste, marketing and not lying on the pack.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
That it tastes like food, and not shipping the bad batch.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
- food process
- shelf life
- HACCP
- reformulate
- labelling
- pasteurise
- taste prototypes
- plant balances
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-2021.00· ESCO/ISCO 2145
IS WORK OVER?
Domestic worker
15%
#623 / 633
View rankingDomestic worker
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Lists, online shopping and written errands.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 30% | +4.2 |
Menus and pantry organisation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 12% | 22% | +2.6 |
Clean, cook, iron and tidy.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 26% | 8% | +2.1 |
Care for elders or children of the house.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 10% | +1.6 |
Trust, keys and boundaries.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
Relationship with the employing family.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 15% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Lists, online shopping and written errands
- Menus and pantry organisation
- Clean, cook, iron and tidy
- Care for elders or children of the house
- Trust, keys and boundaries
- Relationship with the employing family
- empleada de hogar
- interno
- domestic worker
- trabajadora del hogar
Sources for this job· O*NET 39-9011.00· ESCO/ISCO 9111