Automation index
How much of a Nuclear medicine physician’s job can AI already do?
A PET and a stock report come earlier. Dosing the isotope and reading the patient do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Nuclear medicine physician
27%
AI can already do 27% of this job.
#168 / 633
View rankingNuclear medicine physician
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
PET, SPECT protocols and a stock report.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 52% | +9.4 |
Order dose, timing and preparation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Give the isotope and watch the reaction.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Clinic, the cancer that returns and the family.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Quality, waste and radiation protection.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Signing the study and the dose you cannot repeat.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 27% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- report PET
- SPECT
- dose isotopes
- nuclear medicine
- radiation protection
- PET protocols
- give radiopharmaceuticals
- nuclear oncology clinic
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1224.00· ESCO/ISCO 2212
IS WORK OVER?
Radiologist
31%
#39 / 633
View rankingRadiologist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 12% | 55% | +6.6 |
Perform or interpret the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), nuclear cardiology treadmill studies, mammography, or ultrasound.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 11% | 28% | +3.1 |
Review or transmit images and information using picture archiving or communications systems.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 11% | 28% | +3.1 |
Obtain patients' histories from electronic records, patient interviews, dictated reports, or by communicating with referring clinicians.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 11% | 12% | +1.3 |
Document the performance, interpretation, or outcomes of all procedures performed.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 8% | 55% | +4.4 |
Communicate examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 7% | 12% | +0.8 |
Develop or monitor procedures to ensure adequate quality control of images.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 7% | 28% | +2 |
Confer with medical professionals regarding image-based diagnoses.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 6% | 28% | +1.7 |
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency).EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 27% | 28% | +7.6 |
| Total | 100% | 31% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- manage research data
- operate open source software
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- think abstractly
- manage personal professional development
- perform project management
- synthesise information
- develop own practices continuously
- conduct project management
- manage projects
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1224.00· ESCO/ISCO 2212