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?
Wall tiler
19%
#471 / 623
View rankingWall tiler
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Set-out, level and the tile format.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Adhesive, set and the tray fall.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Cut, drill and the tile that splits.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Grout, seal and the bath junction.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The client, the model change and the stock that is late.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
No ugly cut, and no leak.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
- tile walls
- set out joints
- bed tiles
- tray fall
- seal junctions
- cut tiles
- drill tile
- grout
Sources for this job· O*NET 47-2044.00· ESCO/ISCO 7122