Automation index
How much of a Wastewater-plant operator’s job can AI already do?
A flow comes earlier. Coming out clean without losing the sludge do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Wastewater-plant operator
19%
AI can already do 19% of this job.
#519 / 633
View rankingWastewater-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Flow, process and the log.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Basin, the sludge and the one that goes.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Breakdown, the pump and at night.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Test, the discharge and not hiding the spike.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The rain, the overflow and not opening extra.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Come out clean, and the sludge in place.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
- works flow
- sludge
- basins
- pumps
- discharges
- overflows
- plant logs
- final tests
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-8031.00· ESCO/ISCO 3132
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