Automation index
How much of a Operating room nurse’s job can AI already do?
A checklist and a count come earlier. Scrubbing and not missing a swab do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Operating room nurse
20%
AI can already do 20% of this job.
#465 / 653
View rankingOperating room nurse
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Set the table, checklist and the patient card.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 36% | +5.8 |
Scrub, anticipate and not break the field.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Count swabs, needles and the record.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Circulate, stocks and the turnaround.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Emergency, the bleeder and the table change.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Nothing left inside and signing the count.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 20% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- scrub
- surgical checklist
- swab count
- set the table
- circulate
- sterile field
- theatre
- anticipate the surgeon
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1141.00· ESCO/ISCO 2221
IS WORK OVER?
Histology technician
19%
#554 / 653
View rankingHistology technician
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Intake, the pot and not mixing cases.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Process, embed and the block.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Cut, the knife and the one that falls apart.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Stain, the control and the one that will not take.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The pathologist, the rush and not sending a bad cut.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Not losing the diagnosis on the knife.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 19% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- paraffin blocks
- histology cutting
- stains
- tissue processor
- not mix cases
- microtome knife
- stain controls
- embedding
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-2012.00· ESCO/ISCO 3212