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?
Occupational physician
29%
#65 / 633
View rankingOccupational physician
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Screenings, protocols and the work history.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 52% | +9.4 |
Fit notes, restrictions and PPE.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
The hard case, the one who cannot, and the company pushing.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Risk surveillance, sick leave and return.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Inspectorate, mutual and coordination with H&S.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Medical secrecy and signing fit for work.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 29% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- occupational screening
- fit for work
- health surveillance
- work restrictions
- return to work
- occupational medicine
- work history
- medical secrecy
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1229.00· ESCO/ISCO 2212