Automation index
How much of a Gardener’s job can AI already do?
A planting plan and a calendar write themselves. Pruning, watering and treating a July pest do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Gardener
18%
AI can already do 18% of this job.
#578 / 643
View rankingGardener
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Design planting, irrigation and calendar.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 38% | +6.1 |
Quote, order plants and invoice.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Prune, mow, clear and tend tree pits.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 10% | +2.2 |
Water, feed and treat pests.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
Fit irrigation, turf and plant pallets.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
Communities, neighbours and noise hours.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 18% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Design planting, irrigation and calendar
- Quote, order plants and invoice
- Prune, mow, clear and tend tree pits
- Water, feed and treat pests
- Fit irrigation, turf and plant pallets
- Communities, neighbours and noise hours
- jardiner
- gardener
- paisajista
- poda
Sources for this job· O*NET 37-3011.00· ESCO/ISCO 6113
IS WORK OVER?
Excavator operator
18%
#584 / 643
View rankingExcavator operator
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Set-out, levels and the machine log.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Dig, load and the batter that comes in.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 24% | 6% | +1.4 |
Services, the blind pipe and stopping in time.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Maintenance, grease and the pin that snaps.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The labourer, the lorry and covering nobody.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 18% | +2.5 |
Not breaking what is buried, and leaving a clean formation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 10% | +1.4 |
| Total | 100% | 18% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- dig with excavator
- load lorries
- batters
- buried services
- set-out levels
- grease the machine
- formation
- site GPS
Sources for this job· O*NET 47-2073.00· ESCO/ISCO 8342