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.
#759 / 763
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?
HVAC engineer
27%
#178 / 763
View rankingHVAC engineer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Loads, flows and the plant.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Works, the duct and the one they crushed.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Commissioning, the balance and the room that sweats.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Noise, the grille and not leaving the whistle.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The client, the saving and not killing the fresh air.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
That it does not sweat, and not oversizing.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 27% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- load calcs
- air flows
- ducts
- balancing
- grilles
- fresh air
- whistles
- HVAC plant
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-2199.00· ESCO/ISCO 2149