Automation index

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

Triage and a protocol come earlier. Deciding in five minutes and telling the family 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.

#456 / 633

Emergency physician

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
Read vitals, ECG and shock protocols. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Assess, stabilise and prioritise beds. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	10%	+2.2
Procedures: line, suture, CPR. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Brief family and negotiate doubtful discharges. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Notes, consults and ward admissions. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Shift, team and not leaving anyone in the corridor. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	12%	+1.7
Total	100%		20%

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

IS WORK OVER?

31%

#32 / 633

Copy editor

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
Spelling, agreement and consistency. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	52%	+9.4
Style, repetition and sentence rhythm. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	48%	+7.7
Queries to the author, grey areas and the house style. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Second proofs, PDF and last-minute typos. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Deadlines with publisher, layout and translation. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Judgement, not over-rewriting, and the typo that remains. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		31%

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