Automation index
How much of a Irrigation technician’s job can AI already do?
A controller comes earlier. Watering the block without drowning the field do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Irrigation technician
22%
AI can already do 22% of this job.
#402 / 643
View rankingIrrigation technician
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Flow, controller and the sector.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Dripper, valve and the leak you cannot see.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Filters, fertigation and the blockage.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Field, pressure and the one that does not reach the end.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The drought, the water turn and not fighting the flow.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
The block watered, and not drowning it.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
- irrigation controllers
- drippers
- sectors
- fertigation
- valves
- filters
- field pressure
- water turns
Sources for this job· O*NET 45-2091.00· ESCO/ISCO 6114
IS WORK OVER?
Research scientist
27%
#139 / 643
View rankingResearch scientist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Literature review, figures and drafts.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 48% | +10.6 |
Analysis, code and experiment boards.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 42% | +7.6 |
Design the study and the controls.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Run the experiment or the fieldwork.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
Lead a group, theses and authorship fights.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 15% | +2.1 |
Win funding and answer reviewers.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 27% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Literature review, figures and drafts
- Analysis, code and experiment boards
- Design the study and the controls
- Run the experiment or the fieldwork
- Lead a group, theses and authorship fights
- Win funding and answer reviewers
- cientifico
- investigador
- research scientist
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-1029.00· ESCO/ISCO 2131