Automation index
How much of a Wind-turbine technician’s job can AI already do?
A farm SCADA comes earlier. Climbing, repairing and coming down whole do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Wind-turbine technician
19%
AI can already do 19% of this job.
#546 / 643
View rankingWind-turbine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
SCADA, the code and the spare.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Climb, the wind and the one who is sick.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Nacelle, the oil and the one that will not close.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Rescue, the protocol and not improvising.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The storm, the access and aborting.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Come down whole, and the turbine running.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
- farm SCADA
- climb the tower
- nacelle
- height rescue
- oils
- fault codes
- access
- wind
Sources for this job· O*NET 49-9081.00· ESCO/ISCO 7412
IS WORK OVER?
Plastic surgeon
20%
#452 / 643
View rankingPlastic surgeon
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Plan, photos and informed consent.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 36% | +5.8 |
Operate: flaps, implants and burns.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Pre-op, markings and what you can actually promise.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Post-op, dressings and reviewing the result.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Emergencies: hand, face and the lip that will not close.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Aesthetics, reconstruction and signing what is cut.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 10% | +1.4 |
| Total | 100% | 20% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- plastic surgery
- flaps
- implants
- burns
- hand surgery
- pre-op marking
- post-op dressings
- reconstruction
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1242.00· ESCO/ISCO 2212