Automation index
How much of a Hydraulic engineer’s job can AI already do?
A floodplain model comes earlier. Sizing the channel so the village does not flood do not.
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Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Hydraulic engineer
27%
AI can already do 27% of this job.
#164 / 633
View rankingHydraulic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Hydrology, flows and the floodplain model.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Field, section and what LiDAR misses.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Drainage works, pumps and the outfall.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 36% | +5.8 |
Water permits and the river authority.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The flood, the village and the yes to the channel.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
That it does not flood, and not trusting the model alone.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
- model floodplains
- flows
- drainage
- channel works
- water permits
- pumps
- channel sections
- river authority
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-2051.00· ESCO/ISCO 2142
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Chemist
26%
#209 / 633
View rankingChemist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Protocols, calcs and safety sheets.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 45% | +9 |
Batch reports, charts and docs.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 40% | +7.2 |
Synthesis, titration and sample handling.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 15% | +2.7 |
Read a strange result and repeat it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Plant safety and waste.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
Sign quality and talk to production.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 26% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Protocols, calcs and safety sheets
- Batch reports, charts and docs
- Synthesis, titration and sample handling
- Read a strange result and repeat it
- Plant safety and waste
- Sign quality and talk to production
- quimico
- chemist
- laboratorio quimico
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-2031.00· ESCO/ISCO 2113