Automation index

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

A dashboard and a board note write. Deciding a layoff, a buyer, and looking the workforce in the eye do not.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

20%

AI can already do 20% of this job.

#447 / 633

Chief executive

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
Reports, dashboards and board notes. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	42%	+7.6
Prep committees, agendas and follow-ups. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Decide strategy, investment and cuts. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	12%	+2.2
Lead the exec team and conflicts. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	10%	+1.8
Talk to investors, unions and press. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Represent the company and own the miss. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	15%	+2.1
Total	100%		20%

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

IS WORK OVER?

30%

#44 / 633

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