Automation index
How much of a Pathologist’s job can AI already do?
A first slice and a code come earlier. Putting the diagnosis the chemo depends on do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Pathologist
30%
AI can already do 30% of this job.
#44 / 673
View rankingPathologist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Grossing, embedding and the first trim.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Read stains, IHC and a template report.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 52% | +8.3 |
The hard case, the second look and the frozen section.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Board, the surgeon on the phone and the margin.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Cytology, autopsy and the specimen that arrives late.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Signing the diagnosis and what the patient is playing for.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 30% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- read biopsies
- grossing
- immunohistochemistry
- frozen section
- pathology report
- cytology
- surgical margins
- autopsy
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1222.00· ESCO/ISCO 2212
IS WORK OVER?
Science teacher
22%
#386 / 673
View rankingScience teacher
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Practical, the protocol and the kit.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Lab, the bunsen and the one who will not read.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Data, the graph and not inventing the point.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Exam, the formula and getting them to explain.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The damage, the note and not leaving the acid open.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
That they do not burn, and understand what they measured.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- lab practicals
- bunsen
- science protocols
- graphs
- formulae
- acid
- incident notes
- lab safety
Sources for this job· O*NET 25-2031.00· ESCO/ISCO 2330