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
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Information specialist
31%
AI can already do 31% of this job.
#33 / 723
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
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Coast guard
19%
#573 / 723
View rankingCoast guard
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Shout, the position and the boat.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Sea, the one who is drowning and the storm.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Inspection, the trawler and the one that runs.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Night, the radar and not jumping to a yes.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The station, the note and not dressing the shortfall.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Get the one who is drowning, and not losing the boat.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
- boats
- shouts
- drowning
- trawlers
- radar
- the storm
- inspections at sea
- station notes
Sources for this job· O*NET 33-3051.00· ESCO/ISCO 5411