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?

27%

AI can already do 27% of this job.

#158 / 623

Food engineer

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. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
Plant, pasteurise and the batch that will not set. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
HACCP, labelling and the rules. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	36%	+5.8
Reformulate, costs and the ingredient supplier. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Taste, marketing and not lying on the pack. Estimate No 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. Estimate No 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

IS WORK OVER?

25%

#234 / 623

Robotics engineer

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
Paths, PLC and the cell twin. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	48%	+7.7
Cell, grippers and the cycle that will not close. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	16%	+2.9
Safety, fencing and CE validation. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Maintenance, backups and the overwritten program. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Production, takt and the robot that stops. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
That it takes nobody with it, and signing the cell. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		25%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low