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?
Excavator operator
18%
#574 / 633
View rankingExcavator operator
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, levels and the machine log.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Dig, load and the batter that comes in.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 24% | 6% | +1.4 |
Services, the blind pipe and stopping in time.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Maintenance, grease and the pin that snaps.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The labourer, the lorry and covering nobody.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 18% | +2.5 |
Not breaking what is buried, and leaving a clean formation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 10% | +1.4 |
| Total | 100% | 18% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- dig with excavator
- load lorries
- batters
- buried services
- set-out levels
- grease the machine
- formation
- site GPS
Sources for this job· O*NET 47-2073.00· ESCO/ISCO 8342