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
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Petroleum engineer
25%
AI can already do 25% of this job.
#247 / 683
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
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Heritage interpreter
22%
#365 / 683
View rankingHeritage interpreter
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Script, the group and the time.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Room, the question and the one who will not listen.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
The piece, the context and not making it up.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
School group, the yard and getting them to touch carefully.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The director, capacity and not overcrowding.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
That they look at the stone, and not just the phone.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
- tour scripts
- school groups
- pieces
- historical context
- capacity
- not make it up
- heritage
- guided visits
Sources for this job· O*NET 25-4012.00· ESCO/ISCO 2621