Automation index
How much of a Nuclear engineer’s job can AI already do?
A core model comes earlier. Running the plant and not playing with reactivity do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
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Nuclear engineer
24%
AI can already do 24% of this job.
#267 / 633
View rankingNuclear 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Neutronics, thermal-hydraulics and the file.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 44% | +7 |
Control room, tests and the set-point.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Licence, the regulator and the safety analyses.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 36% | +5.8 |
Outage, reload and spent fuel.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
The event, safety culture and the report.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Not playing with reactivity, and signing the analysis.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 24% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- neutronics
- thermal-hydraulics
- nuclear licence
- reload
- safety analysis
- control room
- spent fuel
- safety culture
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-2161.00· ESCO/ISCO 2149
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Furniture assembler
19%
#513 / 633
View rankingFurniture assembler
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Manual, fittings and the parts count.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Assemble, plumb and the wrong screw.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Up the stairs without marking the wall.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Adjust doors, drawers and the client watching.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The small flat and the piece that will not fit whole.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
That it does not wobble, and not leaving a fitting out.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
- assemble furniture
- fittings
- plumb wardrobes
- adjust doors
- drawers
- up the stairs
- parts count
- screws
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-2092.00· ESCO/ISCO 8219