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?
Power-plant operator
19%
#517 / 633
View rankingPower-plant operator
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Set-point, parameters and the log.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Room, alarms and the one that trips.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Start, stop and not skipping the SOP.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Maintenance, isolation and the permit.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The peak, the grid and not forcing it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
The set-point, and not tripping.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
- set-points
- control room
- plant SOP
- starts
- isolations
- alarms
- dispatch
- the grid
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-8013.00· ESCO/ISCO 3131