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 / 623
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?
Valet
19%
#536 / 623
View rankingValet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Tag, keys and the bay map.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Drive someone else’s, the tight car park and not marking it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
The client already out and the car still downstairs.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Insurance, the knock and who pays.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The event, the rain and not losing a key.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
No mark, and the car on time.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
- keep keys
- park others’ cars
- bay map
- not mark
- valet events
- knock insurance
- tight car park
- return on time
Sources for this job· O*NET 53-6021.00· ESCO/ISCO 8322