Automation index

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

A digital herbarium comes earlier. Identifying in the field without killing the population do not.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

22%

AI can already do 22% of this job.

#324 / 633

Botanist

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
Herbarium, keys and the specimen. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Field, the population and not collecting extra. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
Survey, the habitat and the one that is lost. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Report, the works and the one who will not hear. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
The glasshouse, the culture and not mixing labels. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
Identify, and not killing the population. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		22%

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

IS WORK OVER?

31%

#32 / 633

Copy editor

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
Spelling, agreement and consistency. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	52%	+9.4
Style, repetition and sentence rhythm. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	48%	+7.7
Queries to the author, grey areas and the house style. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Second proofs, PDF and last-minute typos. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Deadlines with publisher, layout and translation. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Judgement, not over-rewriting, and the typo that remains. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		31%

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