Automation index
How much of a Petroleum engineer’s job can AI already do?
A reservoir model comes earlier. Drilling without killing the well do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Petroleum engineer
25%
AI can already do 25% of this job.
#232 / 633
View rankingPetroleum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Reservoir, rate and the well programme.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 44% | +7 |
Rig, mud and lost circulation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Completion, tests and the ops report.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 36% | +5.8 |
Production, water cut and the workover.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
HSE, blowout and the drill that is not a game.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 16% | +2.9 |
Not killing the well, and signing the programme.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 25% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- model reservoirs
- well programmes
- drilling mud
- completion
- workover
- water cut
- well HSE
- production tests
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-2171.00· ESCO/ISCO 2146
IS WORK OVER?
Cheesemaker
22%
#373 / 633
View rankingCheesemaker
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Milk, pH and the day’s recipe.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Set, cut and the drain.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 12% | +2.2 |
Turn, salt and the ageing room.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Taste, the batch and the one that splits.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The co-op, the season and not selling too early.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Sign the ageing, and not forcing the pH.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
- set curd
- drain whey
- turn cheeses
- ageing room
- milk pH
- salt
- taste batches
- cheese recipe
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-3092.00· ESCO/ISCO 7513