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?

18%

AI can already do 18% of this job.

#570 / 643

Cardiac surgeon

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. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Bypass, valve and pump time. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	24%	6%	+1.4
Cannulate, protect the muscle and come off bypass. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Cardiac ICU, bleeding and tamponade. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Follow-up, the wound and the family at the door. Estimate No 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. Estimate No 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

IS WORK OVER?

31%

#33 / 643

Information specialist

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
Classify, index and describe holdings. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
Thesauri, metadata and the internal search. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	52%	+8.3
Answer queries and retrieve what nobody can find. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Records policy, retention and destruction. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Train people who file badly and people who do not file. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
The organisation’s memory, and not losing it. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		30%

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