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?
Warehouse supervisor
24%
#270 / 633
View rankingWarehouse supervisor
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Docks, waves and the shift plan.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
The team, the peak and the one who cannot keep up.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Stock, shrink and the mystery gap.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Safety, forklifts and the near miss.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The late haulier and not mixing the docks.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Get the shift out, and not mixing the goods.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 24% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- plan docks
- waves
- warehouse shift
- shrink
- forklifts
- near misses
- outbound peaks
- mixed goods
Sources for this job· O*NET 53-1048.00· ESCO/ISCO 1324