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?
Logistics analyst
28%
#79 / 633
View rankingLogistics analyst
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Costs, OTIF and the dashboard.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 52% | +9.4 |
Simulate network, warehouses and the what-if.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Ops, dirty data and going down to the dock.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Report, the board and the cut that hurts.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The haulier, the contract and not breaking the service.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
A real saving, and not dressing OTIF.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 28% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- logistics costs
- OTIF
- simulate network
- what-if
- dirty data
- haulage contracts
- dashboards
- network cuts
Sources for this job· O*NET 13-1081.00· ESCO/ISCO 2421