Automation index
How much of a Well driller’s job can AI already do?
A progress log comes earlier. Clean water without collapsing the well do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Well driller
19%
AI can already do 19% of this job.
#544 / 643
View rankingWell driller
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Location, permit and the progress log.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Drill, case and the collapse.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Mud, samples and the geological log.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Yield test, pump and the water analysis.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The owner, the neighbour and the well that will not yield.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Clean water, and not leaving a blind well.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
- drill wells
- case
- yield test
- drilling mud
- geological log
- samples
- well pumps
- drilling permits
Sources for this job· O*NET 47-5023.00· ESCO/ISCO 8113
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Geologist
23%
#301 / 643
View rankingGeologist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Maps, sections and a first report.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 42% | +8.4 |
Process boreholes, GIS and lab.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 35% | +5.6 |
Field camp, outcrop and sampling.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 12% | +2.4 |
Read hazard, water and deposit.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 15% | +2.4 |
Talk to works, mine or government.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
Sign the opinion and own the real ground.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 23% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Maps, sections and a first report
- Process boreholes, GIS and lab
- Field camp, outcrop and sampling
- Read hazard, water and deposit
- Talk to works, mine or government
- Sign the opinion and own the real ground
- geologo
- geologist
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-2042.00· ESCO/ISCO 2114