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.
#220 / 683
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
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University careers adviser
27%
#181 / 683
View rankingUniversity careers adviser
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Workshop, the CV and the letter.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Appointment, the one who does not know and the one who wants everything.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Placement, the firm and not selling smoke.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Fair, the contact and the one who will not approach.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The dean, insertion and not dressing the rate.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
A plan, and not panic.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
- university CVs
- cover letters
- placements
- jobs fairs
- graduate insertion
- careers appointments
- not sell smoke
- workshops
Sources for this job· O*NET 21-1012.00· ESCO/ISCO 2423