Automation index

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

A form and an injury code come earlier. Opening a body and giving evidence in court do not.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

23%

AI can already do 23% of this job.

#306 / 633

Forensic 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
Read the history, the police file and the scene notes. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Autopsy, injuries and samples. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	10%	+2.2
Report, dating and the causal link. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Give evidence, confirm and hold the lawyer. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Bodily-harm assessment and sick leave. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Chain of custody and owning the opinion. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	12%	+1.7
Total	100%		23%

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

IS WORK OVER?

30%

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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