Automation index
How much of a Watchmaker’s job can AI already do?
A diagnosis and a spare come earlier. Opening the movement so it keeps time again do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Watchmaker
22%
AI can already do 22% of this job.
#376 / 633
View rankingWatchmaker
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Diagnose, quote and explain to the client.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Open, strip, clean and oil the movement.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Spares, rate adjustment and calibration.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Cases, straps, water resistance and polish.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The counter, commissions and pieces that do not come back.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 36% | +5.8 |
Times, real spares and a watch that keeps time.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- repair watches
- open movements
- oil calibres
- adjust rate
- change straps
- water-resistance test
- diagnose watches
- polish cases
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-9071.00· ESCO/ISCO 7311
IS WORK OVER?
Recycling-plant operator
19%
#522 / 633
View rankingRecycling-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Line, optical and the bale.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Cabin, the one that sneaks in and the glass.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Jam, the belt and stopping.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Quality, the reject and not hiding it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The peak, the lorry and not mixing.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Sort for real, and a clean bale.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
- recycling line
- bales
- sort cabin
- belts
- rejects
- glass
- optical sorters
- jams
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-9199.00· ESCO/ISCO 3132