Automation index
How much of a Waste technician’s job can AI already do?
A waste code comes earlier. The waste going where it should, not the next bin, do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Waste technician
22%
AI can already do 22% of this job.
#392 / 633
View rankingWaste 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Code, characterise and the paper.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Plant, the mix and the one you cannot.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Move, the haulier and the note.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Inspection, the tip and not hiding.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The producer, the saving and not diluting.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Where it should, not next door.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
- waste codes
- characterise waste
- transfer notes
- the tip
- mixing
- producers
- waste papers
- not dilute
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-4042.00· ESCO/ISCO 2143
IS WORK OVER?
Physicist
28%
#98 / 633
View rankingPhysicist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Simulate, fit and reduce data.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 50% | +11 |
Draft papers, posters and proposals.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 42% | +7.6 |
Design the experiment and the apparatus.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Measure in the lab or in the field.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
Argue with the group and peer-review.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 15% | +2.1 |
Win machine time and funding.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 28% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Simulate, fit and reduce data
- Draft papers, posters and proposals
- Design the experiment and the apparatus
- Measure in the lab or in the field
- Argue with the group and peer-review
- Win machine time and funding
- fisico
- physicist
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-2012.00· ESCO/ISCO 2111