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
IS WORK OVER?
Small-hydro technician
19%
#540 / 633
View rankingSmall-hydro technician
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Flow, set-point and the log.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Turbine, the bearing and the one that sounds.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Gate, the jam and the log.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Low flow, the river and not forcing it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The flood, the spill and not leaving it open.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
That it spins, and not dry.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 19% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- turbinable flow
- bearings
- gates
- low flow
- spills
- small hydro
- turbine logs
- jams
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-8013.00· ESCO/ISCO 3131