Automation index
How much of a Food technologist’s job can AI already do?
An industrial recipe comes earlier. Coming out safe and tasting like food do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Food technologist
22%
AI can already do 22% of this job.
#397 / 633
View rankingFood technologist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Recipe, process and shelf life.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Plant, the batch and the one that will not set.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
HACCP, labelling and not lying.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Taste, marketing and not disguising.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The supplier, the ingredient and not swapping blind.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Safe, and tasting like food.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- industrial recipes
- shelf life
- HACCP
- labelling
- taste
- plant batches
- ingredients
- food process
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-1012.00· ESCO/ISCO 2145
IS WORK OVER?
Aquaculturist
22%
#317 / 633
View rankingAquaculturist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Oxygen, ration and the mortality log.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Cage, net and the escape.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 12% | +2.2 |
Water quality, exchange and the bloom.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Vaccines, the vet and the batch that turns.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The storm, the swell and not losing the cage.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Not dying in the night, and not pushing density.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- cage oxygen
- fish ration
- nets
- water quality
- aquaculture mortality
- batch vaccines
- swell
- stocking density
Sources for this job· O*NET 45-1011.00· ESCO/ISCO 6221