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?
Intercultural mediator
24%
#272 / 633
View rankingIntercultural mediator
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Translate forms, appointments and what the paper says.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Go with them to the desk, the doctor and the school.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 12% | +2.2 |
Mediate the cultural clash and the misunderstanding.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Reports, networks and reception resources.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
The family, the child and what you cannot impose.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Trust, and not speaking over anyone.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 24% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- intercultural mediation
- accompany paperwork
- translate procedures
- cultural misunderstandings
- reception
- medical appointments
- school and family
- immigration resources
Sources for this job· O*NET 21-1012.00· ESCO/ISCO 2635