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%

#252 / 623

Sociologist

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
Surveys, tables and a first report. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
Design the research and the questions. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Field, interviews and groups. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Public client, ethics and outreach. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Literature, theory and review. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	16%	+2.9
Not selling a chart that does not say that. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		25%

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