Automation index

How much of a Quality engineer’s job can AI already do?

An FMEA and an 8D come earlier. Stopping the supplier and deciding if the batch travels do not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

29%

AI can already do 29% of this job.

#63 / 623

Quality 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
FMEA, control plan and the limits. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
8D, claims and the supplier. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Audit, IATF and the awkward finding. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
The line, the defect and stop or not. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
APQP, PPAP and the customer launch. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Release with judgement, and not hiding the PPM. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		28%

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

IS WORK OVER?

31%

#32 / 623

Copy editor

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
Spelling, agreement and consistency. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	52%	+9.4
Style, repetition and sentence rhythm. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	48%	+7.7
Queries to the author, grey areas and the house style. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Second proofs, PDF and last-minute typos. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Deadlines with publisher, layout and translation. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Judgement, not over-rewriting, and the typo that remains. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		31%

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