Automation index
How much of a Dental assistant’s job can AI already do?
A booking and a reminder come earlier. Suction, passing and not leaving the patient alone do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Dental assistant
19%
AI can already do 19% of this job.
#489 / 643
View rankingDental assistant
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Diary, charts and setting the bay.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Suction, pass instruments and isolate.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 10% | +2.2 |
Care for the patient and explain aftercare.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Develop, label and file tests.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Sterilisation, impressions and stock.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 16% | +2.6 |
Not infecting anyone and not leaving cotton inside.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
| Total | 100% | 19% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- design interfaces
- prototypes
- figma
- Diary, charts and setting the bay
- Suction, pass instruments and isolate
- Care for the patient and explain aftercare
- Develop, label and file tests
- Sterilisation, impressions and stock
- auxiliar de odontologia
- dental assistant
Sources for this job· O*NET 31-9091.00· ESCO/ISCO 5329
IS WORK OVER?
Traffic warden
21%
#414 / 643
View rankingTraffic warden
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Tickets, photos and the plate record.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Junction, closure and the rush-hour jam.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 10% | +2.2 |
Tow, parking and the one who stands in the way.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Events, races and the day’s operation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Deal, explain and the insult in the street.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
A fair ticket, and not making a scene.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 21% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- issue tickets
- run junctions
- tow vehicles
- control events
- read plates
- close roads
- parking
- deal with drivers
Sources for this job· O*NET 33-3041.00· ESCO/ISCO 3355