Average realistic automation risk across all Quality Assurance Engineer profiles in the dataset.
Raw potential
73%
Realistic risk
46%
Raw potential = I/O automation ceiling. Realistic risk = adjusted for informal knowledge and social context.
Score spread
Distribution across 10 profiles.
Middle half of Quality Assurance Engineers score between 42% and 49%.
0%
50%
100%
p10 · 39%
56% · p90
Task breakdown by work type
On-screen work67%
Done entirely on a computer. High AI exposure — these tasks are already in the automation zone.
In-person + screen22%
Physical sensing, digital output — e.g. interviewing someone then writing a report. Partially protected.
Computer + action0%
Computer input, real-world output — needs someone to act on it, not just software.
Fully in-person11%
No computer required. Furthest from automation — the strongest human advantage.
Typical tasks
3 synthetic profiles for a Quality Assurance Engineer, ordered by automation exposure.
Tab between them to see how task mix drives the score difference.
TaskTimeTypeExposure
Writing and executing automated test scripts (unit tests, integration tests, regression suites)
28%DD
91%
Attending stand-ups, sprint planning, and discussing quality strategy with product and engineering teams
deep expertisesocial core
26%AA
0%
Manual exploratory testing and edge-case discovery on new features
deep expertisesocial element
26%AD
17%
Analyzing test results, debugging failures, and logging defect reports with reproduction steps
9%DD
52%
Maintaining and updating test frameworks, test data, and CI/CD pipeline configurations
6%DD
66%
Reviewing code changes and test coverage with developers; suggesting test improvements
some context neededsocial core
0%DD
27%
Creating test plans and defining acceptance criteria for new features or releases
deep expertisesocial core
0%AD
12%
TaskTimeTypeExposure
Reviewing code changes and test coverage with developers; suggesting test improvements
some context neededsocial core
31%DD
33%
Manual exploratory testing and edge-case discovery on new features
deep expertisesocial element
27%AD
17%
Analyzing test results, debugging failures, and logging defect reports with reproduction steps
21%DD
77%
Writing and executing automated test scripts (unit tests, integration tests, regression suites)
14%DD
90%
Maintaining and updating test frameworks, test data, and CI/CD pipeline configurations
2%DD
68%
Attending stand-ups, sprint planning, and discussing quality strategy with product and engineering teams
deep expertisesocial element
1%AA
2%
Creating test plans and defining acceptance criteria for new features or releases
deep expertisesocial core
1%AD
14%
TaskTimeTypeExposure
Writing and executing automated test scripts (unit tests, integration tests, regression suites)
49%DD
94%
Maintaining and updating test frameworks, test data, and CI/CD pipeline configurations
20%DD
60%
Analyzing test results, debugging failures, and logging defect reports with reproduction steps
17%DD
47%
Manual exploratory testing and edge-case discovery on new features
deep expertisesocial element
8%AD
18%
Reviewing code changes and test coverage with developers; suggesting test improvements
some context neededsocial core
1%DD
29%
Attending stand-ups, sprint planning, and discussing quality strategy with product and engineering teams
deep expertisesocial core
1%AA
3%
Creating test plans and defining acceptance criteria for new features or releases
deep expertisesocial core
1%AD
16%
Save & share
AI tools for this role
Tools relevant to the most automatable tasks in this profession.
