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How much of a Mechanical engineer’s job can AI already do?
A calculation and a model come earlier. Signing a shaft that will not break does not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Mechanical engineer
25%
AI can already do 25% of this job.
#239 / 633
View rankingMechanical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Calculate, model and simulate parts and assemblies.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Drawings, tolerances and bills of materials.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Meetings with shop, client and purchasing.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Tests, prototypes and commissioning.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Rules, quality and CE documentation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 16% | +2.6 |
Sign, register and own the design.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 25% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Meetings with shop, client and purchasing
- Tests, prototypes and commissioning
- Rules, quality and CE documentation
- Sign, register and own the design
- ingeniero mecanico
- mechanical engineer
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-2141.00· ESCO/ISCO 2144
IS WORK OVER?
Ski instructor
19%
#512 / 633
View rankingSki instructor
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Level, kit and the group.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Run, the turn and the one who cuts across.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Fall, the one who cries and getting them up.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Snow, the storm and closing in time.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The queue, the pass and not losing a child.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Down whole, and taking nobody with them.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 19% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- turns
- runs
- falls
- snow groups
- the pass
- the storm
- get them up
- ski levels
Sources for this job· O*NET 39-9032.00· ESCO/ISCO 3422