Automation index

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

IS WORK OVER?

31%

AI can already do 31% of this job.

#33 / 623

Information specialist

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. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
Thesauri, metadata and the internal search. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	52%	+8.3
Answer queries and retrieve what nobody can find. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Records policy, retention and destruction. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Train people who file badly and people who do not file. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
The organisation’s memory, and not losing it. Estimate No 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

IS WORK OVER?

30%

#48 / 623

Cashier

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
Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	9%	28%	+2.5
Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	7%	28%	+2
Greet customers entering establishments. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	7%	28%	+2
Answer incoming phone calls. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	7%	28%	+2
Establish or identify prices of goods, services, or admission, and tabulate bills, using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	6%	28%	+1.7
Compute and record totals of transactions. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	6%	55%	+3.3
Request information or assistance, using paging systems. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	6%	28%	+1.7
Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	5%	28%	+1.4
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency). Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	47%	28%	+13.2
Total	100%		30%

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