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?
NGO programme officer
26%
#213 / 623
View rankingNGO programme officer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Design, indicators and the report.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 48% | +7.7 |
Justify, invoices and the donor.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 36% | +5.8 |
Field or neighbourhood and what does not fit the frame.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 16% | +2.9 |
Partners, meetings and coordination.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The surprise, the cut and redoing the timetable.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
That it works, and not inflating the indicator.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 26% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- design projects
- justify to donors
- indicators
- activity report
- coordinate partners
- timetable
- project invoices
- neighbourhood work
Sources for this job· O*NET 21-1093.00· ESCO/ISCO 2635