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?
Orthodontist
22%
#371 / 643
View rankingOrthodontist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Scan, cephalometry and a first setup.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Bond, adjust and review appliances.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 12% | +2.4 |
Explain, motivate and follow the teenager.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Charts, photos and aligner orders.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Wire emergencies and lost brackets.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 16% | +2.6 |
Final occlusion and not leaving a relapse.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Scan, cephalometry and a first setup
- Bond, adjust and review appliances
- Explain, motivate and follow the teenager
- Charts, photos and aligner orders
- Wire emergencies and lost brackets
- Final occlusion and not leaving a relapse
- ortodoncista
- orthodontist
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1023.00· ESCO/ISCO 2261