Automation index
Can AI do the work of a Nursing assistant?
Nursing assistants help with basic care, hygiene and moving patients.
It also does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Nursing assistant
23%
AI or a robot can already do 23% of this job.
#86 / 103
View rankingNursing assistant
Where the time goes
Score = Σ (weight × saving). Weight is our estimate from frequency, not a time share published by O*NET. Saving is separate.
Weights are our estimate from O*NET frequency (FT). O*NET does not publish % of the week.
| Task | Share | AI | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 7% | 12% | +0.8 |
Turn or reposition bedridden patients.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 6% | 12% | +0.7 |
Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 5% | 12% | +0.6 |
Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 4% | 12% | +0.5 |
Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 4% | 12% | +0.5 |
Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 4% | 12% | +0.5 |
Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 4% | 28% | +1.1 |
Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 4% | 12% | +0.5 |
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency).EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 62% | 28% | +17.4 |
| Total | 100% | 23% |
Modelled week 100% · Public evidence 0% · Estimate 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills this job uses
- care for patients
- diagnose
- nursing care
- clinical notes
- design interfaces
- prototypes
- figma
- hygiene in a health care setting
- health care legislation
- disability care
Sources for this job· O*NET 31-1131.00· ESCO/ISCO 5321
IS WORK OVER?
Biologist
31%
#28 / 103
View rankingBiologist
Where the time goes
Score = Σ (weight × saving). Weight is our estimate from frequency, not a time share published by O*NET. Saving is separate.
Weights are our estimate from O*NET frequency (FT). O*NET does not publish % of the week.
| Task | Share | AI | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
Teach or supervise students and perform research at universities and colleges.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 17% | 22% | +3.7 |
Identify, classify, and study structure, behavior, ecology, physiology, nutrition, culture, and distribution of plant and animal species.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Program and use computers to store, process, and analyze data.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 15% | 48% | +7.2 |
Supervise biological technicians and technologists and other scientists.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 15% | 22% | +3.3 |
Research environmental effects of present and potential uses of land and water areas, determining methods of improving environmental conditions or such outputs as crop yields.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 6% | 22% | +1.3 |
Collect and analyze biological data about relationships among and between organisms and their environment.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 6% | 48% | +2.9 |
Study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and function.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 5% | 28% | +1.4 |
Review reports and proposals, such as those relating to land use classifications and recreational development, for accuracy, adequacy, or adherence to policies, regulations, or scientific standards.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 5% | 55% | +2.8 |
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency).EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 15% | 28% | +4.2 |
| Total | 100% | 31% |
Modelled week 100% · Public evidence 0% · Estimate 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills this job uses
- microbiology-bacteriology
- genetics
- biotechnology
- laboratory techniques
- biology
- medical genetics
- genetic engineering
- scientific research methodology
- manage research data
- perform laboratory tests
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-1029.04· ESCO/ISCO 2131