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How much of a Information specialist’s job can AI already do?
Filing a PDF and a thesaurus come earlier. Retrieving what the house does not know it has do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
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Information specialist
31%
AI can already do 31% of this job.
#33 / 623
View rankingInformation specialist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Classify, index and describe holdings.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Thesauri, metadata and the internal search.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 52% | +8.3 |
Answer queries and retrieve what nobody can find.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Records policy, retention and destruction.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 22% | +4 |
Train people who file badly and people who do not file.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
The organisation’s memory, and not losing it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 30% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- manage records
- index holdings
- classify archives
- retrieve information
- metadata
- thesauri
- retention policy
- internal search
Sources for this job· O*NET 25-4013.00· ESCO/ISCO 2622
IS WORK OVER?
Car salesperson
22%
#394 / 623
View rankingCar salesperson
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Stock, valuation and the card.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Test drive, objections and the one who will not decide.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Finance, the bank and the one who fails.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Handover, the extra and the one who argues the scratch.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The boss, the margin and not giving the discount away.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Close the deal, and it not coming back.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
- value cars
- test drives
- finance
- handover
- stock
- margin
- scratches
- objections
Sources for this job· O*NET 41-2031.00· ESCO/ISCO 5223