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?
Botanist
22%
AI can already do 22% of this job.
#324 / 633
View rankingBotanist
Where the time goes
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.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Field, the population and not collecting extra.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Survey, the habitat and the one that is lost.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Report, the works and the one who will not hear.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The glasshouse, the culture and not mixing labels.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Identify, and not killing the population.EstimateNo 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
Skills and activities
- herbarium
- keys
- populations
- botanical surveys
- habitats
- collect
- labels
- the field
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-1022.00· ESCO/ISCO 2131
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Excavator operator
18%
#574 / 633
View rankingExcavator operator
Where the time goes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Set-out, levels and the machine log.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Dig, load and the batter that comes in.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 24% | 6% | +1.4 |
Services, the blind pipe and stopping in time.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Maintenance, grease and the pin that snaps.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The labourer, the lorry and covering nobody.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 18% | +2.5 |
Not breaking what is buried, and leaving a clean formation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 10% | +1.4 |
| Total | 100% | 18% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- dig with excavator
- load lorries
- batters
- buried services
- set-out levels
- grease the machine
- formation
- site GPS
Sources for this job· O*NET 47-2073.00· ESCO/ISCO 8342