Automation index
How much of a Semiconductor technician’s job can AI already do?
A wafer recipe comes earlier. The batch coming out without eating the cleanroom do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Semiconductor technician
22%
AI can already do 22% of this job.
#403 / 643
View rankingSemiconductor technician
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Recipe, tool and the batch.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Room, the suit and the one that contaminates.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Metrology, the defect and stopping.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Shift, the yield and not hiding it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The engineer, the change and not touching blind.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
The batch comes out, and the room intact.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
- wafers
- cleanroom
- yield
- metrology
- process recipes
- contamination
- chip batches
- suits
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-9141.00· ESCO/ISCO 3114
IS WORK OVER?
Research scientist
27%
#139 / 643
View rankingResearch scientist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Literature review, figures and drafts.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 48% | +10.6 |
Analysis, code and experiment boards.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 42% | +7.6 |
Design the study and the controls.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Run the experiment or the fieldwork.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
Lead a group, theses and authorship fights.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 15% | +2.1 |
Win funding and answer reviewers.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 27% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Literature review, figures and drafts
- Analysis, code and experiment boards
- Design the study and the controls
- Run the experiment or the fieldwork
- Lead a group, theses and authorship fights
- Win funding and answer reviewers
- cientifico
- investigador
- research scientist
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-1029.00· ESCO/ISCO 2131