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?

22%

AI can already do 22% of this job.

#397 / 633

Food technologist

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. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Plant, the batch and the one that will not set. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
HACCP, labelling and not lying. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Taste, marketing and not disguising. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
The supplier, the ingredient and not swapping blind. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
Safe, and tasting like food. Estimate No 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

IS WORK OVER?

31%

#32 / 633

Copy editor

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
Spelling, agreement and consistency. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	52%	+9.4
Style, repetition and sentence rhythm. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	48%	+7.7
Queries to the author, grey areas and the house style. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Second proofs, PDF and last-minute typos. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Deadlines with publisher, layout and translation. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Judgement, not over-rewriting, and the typo that remains. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		31%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low