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.
#229 / 703
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?
Magistrate
27%
#182 / 703
View rankingMagistrate
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
File, evidence and the draft.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Hearing, the witness and the one who lies.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Deliberation, the bench and not yielding the vote.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Judgment, the ruling and not courting the headline.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The appeal, the pressure and not jumping to a yes.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Decide, and signing what hurts.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 27% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- draft judgments
- hearings
- deliberation
- rulings
- appeals
- evidence
- the bench
- not court the headline
Sources for this job· O*NET 23-1023.00· ESCO/ISCO 2612