Automation index

How much of a Maintenance technician’s job can AI already do?

A CMMS and a procedure come earlier. Hearing a bearing, and leaving the plant running, 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.

#386 / 623

Maintenance technician

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
CMMS, history and spare orders. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	40%	+7.2
Procedures, written LOTO and logs. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Diagnose, strip and repair. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	12%	+2.4
Field preventative and measurements. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	15%	+2.4
On-call, shutdowns and production pressure. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Safety, permits and not leaving the plant down. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	16%	+2.2
Total	100%		22%

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

IS WORK OVER?

31%

#36 / 623

Data engineer

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
Design pipelines, models and orchestration. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	24%	50%	+12
Write SQL, Spark and data tests. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	45%	+8.1
Incidents, quality and lineage in production. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Talk to analysts and negotiate data contracts. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Cloud cost, permissions and PII. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	15%	+2.1
Decide architecture and technical debt. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	12%	20%	+2.4
Total	100%		31%

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