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.
#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
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Nursery grower
22%
#402 / 633
View rankingNursery grower
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Sow, water and the calendar.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Glasshouse, pest and the batch that turns.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Order, the garden centre and the plant that is not ready.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Substrate, feed and the one that drowns.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The heat, the shade and not selling too early.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Saleable, and not drowning the rootball.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
- nursery sowing
- glasshouse
- rootball
- plant pests
- garden centre
- substrate
- watering calendar
- shade
Sources for this job· O*NET 45-2092.00· ESCO/ISCO 6113