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?
Winemaker
25%
#223 / 623
View rankingWinemaker
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Lab work, densities and fermentation control.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Tasting, blending and the call on the vintage.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Vineyard, ripeness and when to pick.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 22% | +4 |
Ageing, barrel, filtration and bottling.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Cellar, records and the board’s visit.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Signing the vintage and owning the bottle.EstimateNo 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
Skills and activities
- make wine
- taste musts
- blend wines
- control fermentation
- decide harvest
- age in barrel
- bottle
- sign the vintage
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-1012.00· ESCO/ISCO 2145