Automation index
How much of a ICU nurse’s job can AI already do?
A vitals log comes earlier. Catching the change and calling in time do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
ICU nurse
20%
AI can already do 20% of this job.
#452 / 633
View rankingICU nurse
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Charts, pumps and the bed plan.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 36% | +5.8 |
Lines, ventilator and the patient who crashes.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Hygiene, turning and preventing sores.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Family at the bed and the news.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
On-call, admissions and handover.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Catch the change and owning the bed.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 20% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- ICU care
- run the ventilator
- central lines
- chart vitals
- prevent sores
- ICU handover
- infusion pumps
- call the intensivist
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1141.00· ESCO/ISCO 2221
IS WORK OVER?
Pharmacist
25%
#225 / 633
View rankingPharmacist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 12% | 28% | +3.4 |
Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 11% | 28% | +3.1 |
Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 10% | 28% | +2.8 |
Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, or registries of poisons, narcotics, or controlled drugs.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 9% | 12% | +1.1 |
Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 9% | 12% | +1.1 |
Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, or healthcare supplies.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 7% | 28% | +2 |
Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 6% | 28% | +1.7 |
Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 6% | 28% | +1.7 |
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency).EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 30% | 28% | +8.4 |
| Total | 100% | 25% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- microbiology-bacteriology
- pharmacy law
- organic chemistry
- physics
- pharmaceutical technology
- pharmacognosy
- human anatomy
- toxicology
- inorganic chemistry
- pharmacokinetics
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1051.00· ESCO/ISCO 2262