Automation index

How much of a Pesticide applicator’s job can AI already do?

A farm log comes earlier. Treating without taking the neighbour or the river do not.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

22%

AI can already do 22% of this job.

#319 / 623

Pesticide applicator

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
Log, product and the dose. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Apply, drift and the wind that gets up. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	12%	+2.2
The withholding period and the one who wants in now. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
PPE, the container and the collection point. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
The neighbour, the bees and stopping in time. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
Not taking the river, and signing the treatment. Estimate No 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

IS WORK OVER?

26%

#205 / 623

Process 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
P&IDs, balances and the operating procedure. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
Plant, trials and the real bottleneck. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Capacity, yields and the improvement report. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Start-up, shutdown and the shift that skips the SOP. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Process safety and the HAZOP that hurts. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
Not overloading the reactor, and signing the change. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		26%

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