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Can AI do the work of a Hairdresser?

A moodboard and a booking assemble themselves. Cutting, colouring, and sending the client out happy is the job.

It also does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

14%

AI or a robot can already do 14% of this job.

#100 / 103

Hairdresser

Score = Σ (weight × saving). Weight is our estimate from frequency, not a time share published by O*NET. Saving is separate.

Weights are our estimate from O*NET frequency (FT). O*NET does not publish % of the week.

Task	Share	AI	Adds
Diary, client cards and salon social posts. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	16%	28%	+4.5
Advise cut and colour from references. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	14%	22%	+3.1
Cut, style and finish in the chair. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	24%	6%	+1.4
Colour, highlights and treatments. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	18%	8%	+1.4
Hygiene, sterilisation and till. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	14%	10%	+1.4
Care, retention and handling complaints. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	14%	12%	+1.7
Total	100%		14%

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

IS WORK OVER?

30%

#37 / 103

Cashier

Score = Σ (weight × saving). Weight is our estimate from frequency, not a time share published by O*NET. Saving is separate.

Weights are our estimate from O*NET frequency (FT). O*NET does not publish % of the week.

Task	Share	AI	Adds
Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	9%	28%	+2.5
Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	7%	28%	+2
Greet customers entering establishments. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	7%	28%	+2
Answer incoming phone calls. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	7%	28%	+2
Establish or identify prices of goods, services, or admission, and tabulate bills, using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	6%	28%	+1.7
Compute and record totals of transactions. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	6%	55%	+3.3
Request information or assistance, using paging systems. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	6%	28%	+1.7
Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	5%	28%	+1.4
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency). Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	47%	28%	+13.2
Total	100%		30%

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