Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists, task by task.

Every activity this job is made of, scored on how much of its output software can produce today and linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job.

SOC code
17-2112.01
Activities scored
6
Handed to agents
5
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Human Factors Engineers and ErgonomistsSOC 17-2112.01
88% · agent
85% · agent
Research protocol developmentWhat can do this →
82% · agent
80% · agent
75% · agent
On-site safety inspectionsWhat can do this →
15% · you keep
The team5 agents · 5 need no setup
Statistical Analysis Agent
Python · R · IBM SPSS Statistics
● No integration needed
Report Generation Agent
Microsoft PowerPoint · Microsoft Word · Adobe Acrobat
● No integration needed
Research Protocol Agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel · Docs
● No integration needed
Documentation Agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft Visio · Adobe Acrobat
● No integration needed
Project Planning Agent
Microsoft Excel · Microsoft Project · Sheets
● No integration needed
You keep this
Approve final safety recommendations and workplace modificationsOwn accountability for ergonomic assessments and liability decisionsConduct physical site inspections and hands-on equipment testingMake final determinations on human factors design requirements

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

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The most automatable work in this job, and what actually addresses it. Each one has a page of its own showing every occupation that does it.

Statistical analysis and modeling88% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable
Report and presentation preparation85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Research protocol development82% · drafting and content production · mostly automatable