IS WORK OVER?

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

PCB 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.

TaskShareAIPoints
Gerber, stack-up and the batch.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%40%+6.4
Etch, drill and the one that drifts.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

18%14%+2.5
AOI, the bridge and stopping.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%28%+4.5
Assemble, the oven and the one that warps.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%22%+3.5
The client, the deadline and not skipping AOI.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

18%18%+3.2
The board comes out, and the track whole.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%12%+1.9
Total100%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

Radiation therapist

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.

TaskShareAIPoints
Plan, IGRT and the day’s set-up.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%40%+6.4
Immobilise, tattoo and treat fraction by fraction.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

22%12%+2.6
Check images, shifts and call the physician.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%28%+4.5
Side effects, the patient who cries and the wait.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%22%+3.5
Machine QA and alarms.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

16%32%+5.1
Today’s dose and not irradiating the wrong thing.
Estimate

No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.

14%14%+2
Total100%24%

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

Skills and activities

  • set up for RT
  • IGRT
  • immobilise patients
  • deliver fractions
  • linac QA
  • reference tattoos
  • shifts
  • radiotherapy

Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1124.00· ESCO/ISCO 3211

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