Automation index

How much of a Lighting technician’s job can AI already do?

Rigs and runs lighting for stage or screen.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

18%

AI can already do 18% of this job.

#581 / 633

Lighting technician

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
Plot and programming Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	25%	35%	+8.8
Rig and focus Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	50%	12%	+6
The show Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	15%	15%	+2.3
Incidents Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	10%	12%	+1.2
Total	100%		18%

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

IS WORK OVER?

28%

#98 / 633

Physicist

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
Simulate, fit and reduce data. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	50%	+11
Draft papers, posters and proposals. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	42%	+7.6
Design the experiment and the apparatus. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Measure in the lab or in the field. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Argue with the group and peer-review. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	15%	+2.1
Win machine time and funding. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	16%	+2.2
Total	100%		28%

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