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?
Talent scout
27%
#170 / 633
View rankingTalent scout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Match, notes and the report.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
See them live, the setting and the one who hides.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Data, GPS and not trusting the clip alone.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Network, agents and the one already promised.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The club, the rush and not inflating the average.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
See the player, and not falling for the goal.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
- scout reports
- see live
- player GPS
- agents
- scout network
- data
- clips
- the player’s setting
Sources for this job· O*NET 27-2022.00· ESCO/ISCO 3422