Automation index
How much of a Materials engineer’s job can AI already do?
A tensile curve comes earlier. Picking the alloy so it does not fail in service do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Materials engineer
27%
AI can already do 27% of this job.
#162 / 633
View rankingMaterials 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Tests, metallography and the spec.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Shop, heat treatment and the part that fails spec.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Material choice, corrosion and fatigue.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 36% | +5.8 |
Supplier, certificates and the doubtful batch.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The field failure and the root cause.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
That it does not fail, and not swapping the material blind.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
- materials tests
- metallography
- choose alloys
- corrosion
- fatigue
- heat treatment
- failure analysis
- batch certificates
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-2131.00· ESCO/ISCO 2149
IS WORK OVER?
Internist
24%
#273 / 633
View rankingInternist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Cross labs, imaging and a differential.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Ward round, examination and decisions.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Explain to family and ceilings of care.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Discharge reports, consults and boards.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Medical on-call and difficult patients.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Team, residents and not fragmenting the patient.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 24% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- care for patients
- diagnose
- nursing care
- clinical notes
- Cross labs, imaging and a differential
- Ward round, examination and decisions
- Explain to family and ceilings of care
- Discharge reports, consults and boards
- Medical on-call and difficult patients
- internista
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1216.00· ESCO/ISCO 2212