Automation index

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

An audiogram and a first report come earlier. Operating an ear and not touching the facial nerve do not.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

21%

AI can already do 21% of this job.

#432 / 633

ENT doctor

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 audiograms, CT and a first plan. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Clinic, nasal endoscopy and otoscopy. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	12%	+2.2
Ear, sinus and tonsil surgery. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	10%	+1.8
Explain, consent and difficult vertigo. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Reports, prescriptions and speech-therapy coordination. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
On-call, nosebleeds and liability for the act. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		21%

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