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.
#649 / 653
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?
Palliative care doctor
22%
#363 / 653
View rankingPalliative care doctor
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain, the scale and the rescue dose.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
The room, the family and the one who will not hear.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Symptom, the route and not over-sedating.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The team, the home discharge and the weekend.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The oncologist, the limit and not walking away.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Be there, and not leaving the end alone.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- pain scales
- opioid rescue
- palliative sedation
- home discharge
- refractory symptoms
- grieving family
- subcutaneous route
- end of life
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1229.00· ESCO/ISCO 2212