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.
#170 / 713
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?
Non-commissioned officer
22%
#435 / 713
View rankingNon-commissioned 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Drill, the trade and the sheet.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Barracks, the one who is late and the one who skives.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Guard, the weapon and not sleeping it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Field, the mistake and not humiliating in public.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The officer, the order and not leaving the troops hanging.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
That they know the trade, and not humiliating.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- drill
- barracks
- guards
- weapons
- sheets
- the troops
- not humiliate
- the military trade
Sources for this job· O*NET 55-1017.00· ESCO/ISCO 0110