Automation index
How much of a Nursing assistant’s job can AI already do?
Nursing assistants help with basic care, hygiene and moving patients.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
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Nursing assistant
23%
AI can already do 23% of this job.
#289 / 633
View rankingNursing assistant
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 7% | 12% | +0.8 |
Turn or reposition bedridden patients.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 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 provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 5% | 12% | +0.6 |
Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 4% | 12% | +0.5 |
Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 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 provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 4% | 12% | +0.5 |
Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 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 provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 4% | 12% | +0.5 |
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency).EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 62% | 28% | +17.4 |
| Total | 100% | 23% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- 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
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Kitchen porter
17%
#586 / 633
View rankingKitchen porter
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Orders, mise en place and labelling.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Peel, cut, wash and restock.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 24% | 10% | +2.4 |
Service, passes and not getting in the way.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
Hygiene, HACCP and waste.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Shifts, stoves and heat.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 22% | +3.1 |
Not cutting yourself or leaving a pot unwashed.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
| Total | 100% | 17% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- cook
- mise en place
- dishes
- bake
- Orders, mise en place and labelling
- Peel, cut, wash and restock
- Service, passes and not getting in the way
- Hygiene, HACCP and waste
- Shifts, stoves and heat
- ayudante de cocina
Sources for this job· O*NET 35-2021.00· ESCO/ISCO 9412