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 / 623
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?
University professor
24%
#278 / 623
View rankingUniversity professor
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Prep materials, tests and rubrics.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 45% | +9 |
Papers, grants and reviews.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 38% | +6.1 |
Teach and tutor.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 12% | +2.4 |
Supervise theses and examine.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 15% | +2.4 |
Department meetings and academic admin.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
Actually research and choose the problem.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 24% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- teach class
- mark students
- lesson plans
- teach
- Prep materials, tests and rubrics
- Papers, grants and reviews
- Teach and tutor
- Supervise theses and examine
- Department meetings and academic admin
- Actually research and choose the problem
Sources for this job· O*NET 25-1081.00· ESCO/ISCO 2310