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
IS WORK OVER?
Postal worker
18%
#568 / 643
View rankingPostal worker
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Sort, rounds and postcodes.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Deliver, climb and hand over.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 24% | 8% | +1.9 |
Notices, recorded items and collections.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Neighbours, dogs and porters.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Moped, trolley and weather.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
Not losing a parcel or recorded mail.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
| Total | 100% | 18% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Sort, rounds and postcodes
- Deliver, climb and hand over
- Notices, recorded items and collections
- Neighbours, dogs and porters
- Moped, trolley and weather
- Not losing a parcel or recorded mail
- cartero
- cartera
- postal worker
Sources for this job· O*NET 43-5052.00· ESCO/ISCO 4412