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 / 623
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?
Interior designer
25%
#242 / 623
View rankingInterior designer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Moodboards, renders and a first plan.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 48% | +9.6 |
Budget, lines and orders.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 38% | +6.1 |
Measure, visit and read the real light.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 15% | +2.4 |
Works, trades and surprises.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
Client, changes of mind and close.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
Taste: what stays and what is noise.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 16% | +2.6 |
| Total | 100% | 25% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- design interfaces
- prototypes
- figma
- Moodboards, renders and a first plan
- Budget, lines and orders
- Measure, visit and read the real light
- Works, trades and surprises
- Client, changes of mind and close
- Taste: what stays and what is noise
- interiorista
Sources for this job· O*NET 27-1025.00· ESCO/ISCO 3432