Automation index

How much of a ML engineer’s job can AI already do?

Training a baseline and a notebook is fast. Shipping it, watching drift, and owning the miss is not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

29%

AI can already do 29% of this job.

#64 / 623

ML 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
Train models, features and notebooks. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	48%	+10.6
Evaluate, document and compare runs. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	42%	+7.6
Deploy, monitor and retrain. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Talk to product about what a good error is. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	15%	+2.4
Dirty data, bias and model limits. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	18%	+2.5
On-call, incidents and rollback. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	16%	+2.2
Total	100%		29%

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

IS WORK OVER?

19%

#504 / 623

Workshop teacher

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
Sheet, material and the station. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Shop, the machine and the one without glasses. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	8%	+1.8
The piece, the error and doing it again. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Assess, the portfolio and not giving the pass away. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
The firm, the placement and the one who does not fit. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
The piece made, and no cuts. Estimate No 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