Automation index

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

A booking and a design come earlier. Nails that do not lift in two days do not.

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.

#593 / 643

Nail 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
Bookings, charts and design catalogue. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Prep, apply gel and file. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	24%	10%	+2.4
Hygiene, files and lamp. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Advise on shape, colour and aftercare. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Remove, repair and damaged nails. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	16%	+2.2
Not leaving an infection or a lift. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	14%	+2
Total	100%		18%

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

IS WORK OVER?

31%

#32 / 643

Copy editor

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
Spelling, agreement and consistency. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	52%	+9.4
Style, repetition and sentence rhythm. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	48%	+7.7
Queries to the author, grey areas and the house style. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Second proofs, PDF and last-minute typos. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Deadlines with publisher, layout and translation. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Judgement, not over-rewriting, and the typo that remains. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		31%

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