Automation index

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

A dye recipe comes earlier. Getting the colour the same over ten thousand metres do not.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

27%

AI can already do 27% of this job.

#165 / 623

Textile 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
Recipes, weaves and piece QC. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
Shop, looms and the warp break. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Supplier, cotton and the sustainability card. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	36%	+5.8
Finishes, shrinkage and fastness tests. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
The brand, the deadline and the colour that misses. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
Ten thousand metres the same, and not hiding the bad yardage. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		27%

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

IS WORK OVER?

30%

#49 / 623

Economist

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
Clean data, estimate and produce tables. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	52%	+11.4
Draft notes, briefs and a first paper. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	45%	+8.1
Choose model, assumptions and robustness. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Present to a client, ministry or board. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	15%	+2.4
Debate, peer-review and defend the numbers. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	12%	+1.7
Read the political context and data quality. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	18%	+2.5
Total	100%		30%

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