Automation index
How much of a PCB technician’s job can AI already do?
A gerber comes earlier. The board coming out without an open track do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
PCB technician
22%
AI can already do 22% of this job.
#401 / 663
View rankingPCB technician
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Gerber, stack-up and the batch.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Etch, drill and the one that drifts.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
AOI, the bridge and stopping.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Assemble, the oven and the one that warps.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The client, the deadline and not skipping AOI.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
The board comes out, and the track whole.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- gerber
- stack-up
- AOI
- drill
- tracks
- solder oven
- bridges
- PCB batches
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-2022.00· ESCO/ISCO 3113
IS WORK OVER?
Biomedical equipment technician
19%
#565 / 663
View rankingBiomedical equipment technician
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Ticket, the inventory and the calibration.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
ICU, the ventilator and not switching off the one that is ventilating.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Theatre, the stack and the one that fails at induction.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Part, the spare and the one that does not arrive.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The clinician, the rush and not leaving the kit half done.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
That it works at three, and signing the calibration.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
- calibrate biomedical kit
- ventilators
- theatre stacks
- clinical inventory
- spares
- ICU
- not switch off the one ventilating
- tickets
Sources for this job· O*NET 49-9062.00· ESCO/ISCO 3211