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.

#181 / 743

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?

22%

#480 / 743

SCADA technician

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
Screen, tags and the alarm. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Field, the PLC and the one that will not answer. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
Historian, the gap and not dressing it. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Network, the port and not leaving it open. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
The shift, the doubt and not hiding the alarm. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
That they see the alarm, and not dressing the historian. Estimate No 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