Automation index
How much of a Cardiac surgeon’s job can AI already do?
A bypass sketch comes earlier. Opening the chest and coming off pump do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Cardiac surgeon
18%
AI can already do 18% of this job.
#680 / 753
View rankingCardiac surgeon
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Indication, consent and the plan with cardiology.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Bypass, valve and pump time.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 24% | 6% | +1.4 |
Cannulate, protect the muscle and come off bypass.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Cardiac ICU, bleeding and tamponade.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Follow-up, the wound and the family at the door.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 28% | +3.9 |
On-call, the infarct that does not wait, and the sign-off.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
- coronary bypass
- valve surgery
- cardiopulmonary bypass
- open the chest
- cardiac ICU
- tamponade
- cannulate
- myocardial protection
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1241.00· ESCO/ISCO 2212
IS WORK OVER?
Control engineer
22%
#389 / 753
View rankingControl engineer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
PID, tune and the model.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Plant, the swing and the one that runs away.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Mode, manual and not leaving it for ever.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Alarm, the interlock and not silencing it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Operations, the recipe and not changing blind.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
That it does not swing, and not leaving manual for ever.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
- PID
- tune
- swings
- manual mode
- interlocks
- recipes
- control models
- not silence alarms
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-2199.00· ESCO/ISCO 2149