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 / 623
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?
Port crane operator
18%
#562 / 623
View rankingPort crane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Stowage, bays and the twistlock.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Hoist, the wind and the spreader.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 24% | 6% | +1.4 |
Shift, the ship that arrives and the one that leaves.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Breakdown, the spreader that will not lock and stopping.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The docker below and covering nobody.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 18% | +2.5 |
Not hitting the ship, and leaving the bay clear.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
- stowage
- twistlocks
- spreader
- bays
- lift boxes
- quay wind
- terminal shifts
- cover nobody
Sources for this job· O*NET 53-7021.00· ESCO/ISCO 8343