Automation index

How much of a Biomedical engineer’s job can AI already do?

A protocol and a model come earlier. Kit that does not fail in theatre does not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

25%

AI can already do 25% of this job.

#230 / 633

Biomedical engineer

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
Design, validate and document clinical devices and software. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
Tests, MDR and risk. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Hospital, clinicians and maintenance. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Vendors, quality and traceability. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
User training and post-market watch. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	16%	+2.9
Not putting a half-built prototype in theatre. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		25%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

IS WORK OVER?

27%

#139 / 633

Research scientist

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
Literature review, figures and drafts. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	48%	+10.6
Analysis, code and experiment boards. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	42%	+7.6
Design the study and the controls. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Run the experiment or the fieldwork. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Lead a group, theses and authorship fights. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	15%	+2.1
Win funding and answer reviewers. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	16%	+2.2
Total	100%		27%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low