Automation index
How much of a Librarian’s job can AI already do?
A catalogue and a source guide come earlier. Hosting a teenager, a researcher, and a silence do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Librarian
26%
AI can already do 26% of this job.
#193 / 633
View rankingLibrarian
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Catalogue, index and describe holdings.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 48% | +9.6 |
Guides, searches and reference answers.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Floor desk and reading mediation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 15% | +2.7 |
Programme clubs, visits and training.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Preserve, digitise and decide what is bought.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
Library policy and use conflicts.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 26% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Catalogue, index and describe holdings
- Guides, searches and reference answers
- Floor desk and reading mediation
- Programme clubs, visits and training
- Library policy and use conflicts
- bibliotecari
- librarian
- documentalista
Sources for this job· O*NET 25-4022.00· ESCO/ISCO 2622
IS WORK OVER?
Plumber
28%↑
#99 / 633
View rankingPlumber
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Cut, thread, or hammer pipes to specifications, using tools such as saws, cutting torches, pipe threaders, or pipe benders.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 7% | 28% | +2 |
Locate and mark the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, or fixtures in structures, using measuring instruments such as rulers or levels.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 7% | 28% | +2 |
Direct helpers engaged in pipe cutting, preassembly, or installation of plumbing systems or components.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 6% | 28% | +1.7 |
Select pipe sizes, types, or related materials, such as supports, hangers, or hydraulic cylinders, according to specifications.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 6% | 28% | +1.7 |
Lay out full scale drawings of pipe systems, supports, or related equipment, according to blueprints.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 6% | 28% | +1.7 |
Assemble pipe sections, tubing, or fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing, or welding equipment.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 5% | 28% | +1.4 |
Attach pipes to walls, structures, or fixtures, such as radiators or tanks, using brackets, clamps, tools, or welding equipment.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 5% | 28% | +1.4 |
Install pipe assemblies, fittings, valves, appliances such as dishwashers or water heaters, or fixtures such as sinks or toilets, using hand or power tools.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 5% | 28% | +1.4 |
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency).EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 53% | 28% | +14.8 |
| Total | 100% | 28% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- pipes
- blockages
- solder copper
- sanitary ware
- plumbing tools
- types of piping
- replace faucets
- work ergonomically
- prepare copper pipes for use as gas lines
- snap chalk line
Sources for this job· O*NET 47-2152.00· ESCO/ISCO 7126