Materials Engineers, 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
17-2131.00
Activities scored
6
Handed to agents
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Materials EngineersSOC 17-2131.00
88% · agent
85% · agent
82% · agent
78% · agent
25% · you keep
20% · you keep
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Technical reporting agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel · Microsoft PowerPoint
● No integration needed
Data analysis agent
Python · Microsoft Excel · MATLAB
● No integration needed
Design evaluation agent
Autodesk AutoCAD · Microsoft Excel · ANSYS Multiphysics
● No integration needed
Process planning agent
Microsoft Visio · Microsoft Excel · SolidWorks
● No integration needed
You keep this
Final approval of material specifications and design changesDirect accountability for production safety and quality standardsStrategic decision-making on project budgets and resource allocationPhysical oversight of manufacturing operations and equipment

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.

Technical documentation and reporting88% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Data analysis and failure investigation85% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable
Design evaluation and recommendations82% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable