Automation index

How much of a Infectious disease physician’s job can AI already do?

An antibiogram comes earlier. Picking the antibiotic and not breeding resistance do not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

23%

AI can already do 23% of this job.

#298 / 633

Infectious disease physician

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
Read cultures, PCR and the antibiogram. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	48%	+7.7
Consult, the febrile patient and the one who does not respond. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
Antibiotic plan, HIV and tropical disease. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Stewardship, resistance and the hospital protocol. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Isolation, public health and the ward outbreak. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
On-call and signing the last-resort drug. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		23%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

IS WORK OVER?

27%

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Research scientist

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
Literature review, figures and drafts. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	48%	+10.6
Analysis, code and experiment boards. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	42%	+7.6
Design the study and the controls. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Run the experiment or the fieldwork. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Lead a group, theses and authorship fights. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	15%	+2.1
Win funding and answer reviewers. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	16%	+2.2
Total	100%		27%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low