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
IS WORK OVER?
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
IS WORK OVER?
Maxillofacial surgeon
21%
#419 / 643
View rankingMaxillofacial surgeon
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
3D plan, splints and consent.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Osteotomies, facial trauma and implants.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Cyst, impacted wisdom tooth and the joint.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Post-op, occlusion and the face that swells.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Head and neck oncology with the board.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Facial emergencies and signing the bone that moves.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 21% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- osteotomy
- facial trauma
- zygomatic implants
- impacted wisdom teeth
- occlusion
- 3D maxillofacial plan
- jaw cysts
- head and neck
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1022.00· ESCO/ISCO 2261