Automation index
How much of a Hairdresser’s job can AI already do?
A moodboard and a booking assemble themselves. Cutting, colouring, and sending the client out happy is the job.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Hairdresser
14%
AI can already do 14% of this job.
#639 / 643
View rankingHairdresser
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, client cards and salon social posts.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Advise cut and colour from references.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 22% | +3.1 |
Cut, style and finish in the chair.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 24% | 6% | +1.4 |
Colour, highlights and treatments.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 8% | +1.4 |
Hygiene, sterilisation and till.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 10% | +1.4 |
Care, retention and handling complaints.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 14% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- cut hair
- colour hair
- haircut
- barbering
- Diary, client cards and salon social posts
- Advise cut and colour from references
- Cut, style and finish in the chair
- Colour, highlights and treatments
- Hygiene, sterilisation and till
- Care, retention and handling complaints
Sources for this job· O*NET 39-5012.00· ESCO/ISCO 5141
IS WORK OVER?
Acupuncturist
19%
#482 / 643
View rankingAcupuncturist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
History, tongue, pulse and a first map.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Needle, manipulate and remove.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Explain, dose and combine with moxa.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Charts and session progress.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Hygiene, single-use kit and the room.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 16% | +2.6 |
Not over-needling or treating the wrong person.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
| Total | 100% | 20% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- History, tongue, pulse and a first map
- Needle, manipulate and remove
- Explain, dose and combine with moxa
- Charts and session progress
- Hygiene, single-use kit and the room
- acupuntor
- acupuntura
- acupuncturist
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1291.00· ESCO/ISCO 3230