Automation index

How much of a Penetration tester’s job can AI already do?

A scan and a template report come earlier. Finding the weird chain, and not taking production down, do not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

26%

AI can already do 26% of this job.

#207 / 633

Penetration tester

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
Recon, scans and enumeration. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	42%	+8.4
Write the report, evidence and CVSS. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	38%	+6.8
Exploit with judgment and not break the business. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
Debrief with the client and retest. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	15%	+2.4
Choose scope, rules and what is off limits. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	16%	+2.2
Research 0-days, labs and keep the craft. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	18%	+2.5
Total	100%		25%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

IS WORK OVER?

29%

#61 / 633

Court case manager

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
Drive the case, copies and the status. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	52%	+9.4
Steps, notices and gazetting. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Listings, diaries and the court that overflows. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
The lawyer who rings, the citizen and the counter. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
File, certified copy and what the senior asks. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
The deadline, and not letting the case die. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		29%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low