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
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Shellfish gatherer
18%
#570 / 633
View rankingShellfish gatherer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Tide, quota and the day’s permit.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Bed, rake and the cold in the legs.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 24% | 6% | +1.4 |
Grade, size and what goes back.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Market, the price and the one who does not declare.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The toxin, the closure and not going out anyway.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 18% | +2.5 |
The quota, and not emptying the bed.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 10% | +1.4 |
| Total | 100% | 18% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- tide
- quotas
- shellfish beds
- minimum sizes
- the market
- biotoxins
- the rake
- gathering permits
Sources for this job· O*NET 45-3011.00· ESCO/ISCO 6221