Automation index
How much of a Process engineer’s job can AI already do?
A diagram and a balance come earlier. Stopping the plant and not overloading the reactor do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Process engineer
26%
AI can already do 26% of this job.
#205 / 633
View rankingProcess 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
P&IDs, balances and the operating procedure.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Plant, trials and the real bottleneck.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Capacity, yields and the improvement report.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Start-up, shutdown and the shift that skips the SOP.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Process safety and the HAZOP that hurts.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Not overloading the reactor, and signing the change.EstimateNo 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
Skills and activities
- P&IDs
- mass balances
- HAZOP
- plant start-up
- improve yields
- SOP
- bottlenecks
- process safety
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-2112.00· ESCO/ISCO 2141
IS WORK OVER?
Alarm installer
23%
#300 / 633
View rankingAlarm installer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Diagram, zones and programming the panel.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Wire, sensors and the detector that trips alone.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
ARC, tests and the connection note.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Train the user and the fob that gets lost.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The lived-in flat, the brick and not breaking extra.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
No false alarms, and a real call-out.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 23% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- fit alarms
- program panels
- wire sensors
- ARC
- avoid false alarms
- train the user
- detectors
- alarm zones
Sources for this job· O*NET 49-2098.00· ESCO/ISCO 7412