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?

26%

AI can already do 26% of this job.

#205 / 633

Process engineer

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. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
Plant, trials and the real bottleneck. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Capacity, yields and the improvement report. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Start-up, shutdown and the shift that skips the SOP. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Process safety and the HAZOP that hurts. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
Not overloading the reactor, and signing the change. Estimate No 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

IS WORK OVER?

19%

#479 / 633

Props master

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
List, references and the budget. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Make, adapt and the one that will not fit the hand. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	8%	+1.8
Rehearsal, the change and the one that vanishes. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Show, tables and the preset. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
The actor, the whim and not improvising the weapon. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
That it is there, and not breaking on stage. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	12%	+1.7
Total	100%		19%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low