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.
#239 / 733
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?
Mechatronics engineer
22%
#384 / 733
View rankingMechatronics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Schematic, the PLC and the loop.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Cell, the arm and the one that will not stop.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Commissioning, the interlock and not jumping it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Cycle, the time and not inflating the figure.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The operator, the guard and not leaving them blind.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
That it does not take a finger, and starts.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
- PLC
- loops
- robot cells
- interlocks
- commissioning
- guards
- cycle times
- not jump the interlock
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-2199.00· ESCO/ISCO 2149