Automation index

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

A protocol and a batch report come earlier. The smell of a reaction, and signing a certificate, do not.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

26%

AI can already do 26% of this job.

#209 / 623

Chemist

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
Protocols, calcs and safety sheets. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	45%	+9
Batch reports, charts and docs. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	40%	+7.2
Synthesis, titration and sample handling. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	15%	+2.7
Read a strange result and repeat it. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Plant safety and waste. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	12%	+1.7
Sign quality and talk to production. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	16%	+2.2
Total	100%		26%

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

IS WORK OVER?

30%

#44 / 623

Pathologist

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
Grossing, embedding and the first trim. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
Read stains, IHC and a template report. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	52%	+8.3
The hard case, the second look and the frozen section. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
Board, the surgeon on the phone and the margin. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Cytology, autopsy and the specimen that arrives late. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Signing the diagnosis and what the patient is playing for. 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