Automation index
How much of a Printing press operator’s job can AI already do?
A preflight and a colour profile come earlier. Calibrating the press and not wasting the run do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Printing press operator
27%
AI can already do 27% of this job.
#160 / 663
View rankingPrinting press operator
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Preflight, imposition and colour profiles.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 48% | +7.7 |
Calibrate, ink and start the press.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Watch register, density and defects on the run.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 22% | +4 |
Job change, plates and wash-up.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Finishing, guillotine and delivery.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Stock, times and liability for the run.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 27% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- run offset
- calibrate colour
- preflight files
- watch register
- ink the press
- avoid wasting the run
- imposition
- change plates
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-5112.00· ESCO/ISCO 7322
IS WORK OVER?
Maxillofacial prosthetist
19%
#555 / 663
View rankingMaxillofacial prosthetist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Mould, measures and the colour.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Design, the anchorage and the one that will not seal.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Fitting, the look and the one who does not recognise themselves.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Finish, the silicone and the edge.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The surgeon, the deadline and not rushing a bad colour.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
That it looks like them, and stays on.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 19% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- facial moulds
- anchorage
- silicone
- skin colour
- ocular prostheses
- edges
- prosthesis fittings
- not rush the colour
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-9082.00· ESCO/ISCO 3214