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.
#556 / 673
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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Environmental health officer
22%
#421 / 673
View rankingEnvironmental health officer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Inspection, the report and the sample.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Kitchen, the cold and the one that never gets there.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Water, the analysis and the village.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Shut it, the mayor and not yielding.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The outbreak, the source and not delaying.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Shut the kitchen, and not looking away.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
- inspection reports
- food safety
- water samples
- shut kitchens
- temperatures
- food outbreaks
- mayors
- not yield
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-5011.00· ESCO/ISCO 2263