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.
#689 / 693
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?
SEN teaching assistant
19%
#528 / 693
View rankingSEN teaching assistant
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Classroom, the adjustment and the kit.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Yard, the group and the one who will not join.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Hygiene, the change and dignity.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Dining hall, the texture and the one who chokes.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The family, the note and not over-alarming.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Be beside them, and not leaving them out.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 19% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- classroom adjustments
- inclusive yard
- hygiene with dignity
- dining hall
- notes home
- one-to-one support
- special education
- not over-alarm
Sources for this job· O*NET 25-9045.00· ESCO/ISCO 5312