Automation index
How much of a Recycling-plant operator’s job can AI already do?
An optical sorter comes earlier. Actually sorting without mixing the bale do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
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Recycling-plant operator
19%
AI can already do 19% of this job.
#532 / 643
View rankingRecycling-plant operator
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Line, optical and the bale.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Cabin, the one that sneaks in and the glass.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Jam, the belt and stopping.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Quality, the reject and not hiding it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The peak, the lorry and not mixing.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Sort for real, and a clean bale.EstimateNo 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
Skills and activities
- recycling line
- bales
- sort cabin
- belts
- rejects
- glass
- optical sorters
- jams
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-9199.00· ESCO/ISCO 3132
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Chocolatier
22%
#330 / 643
View rankingChocolatier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Temper, recipes and the mould.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 44% | +7 |
Bonbon, filling and the one that will not set.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 12% | +2.2 |
Display, orders and summer heat.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Cocoa, traceability and origin.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Christmas, the volume and not losing the snap.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
That it snaps, and not going white.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- temper chocolate
- bonbons
- moulds
- fillings
- bloom
- Christmas orders
- cocoa origin
- the display
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-3099.00· ESCO/ISCO 7512