Automation index
How much of a Pharmacist’s job can AI already do?
Today an AI can already prep materials, sort notes, and write a first summary. The class, the source, and the patient still need someone in the room.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Pharmacist
25%
AI can already do 25% of this job.
#225 / 633
View rankingPharmacist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 12% | 28% | +3.4 |
Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 11% | 28% | +3.1 |
Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 10% | 28% | +2.8 |
Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, or registries of poisons, narcotics, or controlled drugs.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 9% | 12% | +1.1 |
Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 9% | 12% | +1.1 |
Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, or healthcare supplies.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 7% | 28% | +2 |
Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 6% | 28% | +1.7 |
Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 6% | 28% | +1.7 |
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency).EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 30% | 28% | +8.4 |
| Total | 100% | 25% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- microbiology-bacteriology
- pharmacy law
- organic chemistry
- physics
- pharmaceutical technology
- pharmacognosy
- human anatomy
- toxicology
- inorganic chemistry
- pharmacokinetics
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1051.00· ESCO/ISCO 2262
IS WORK OVER?
Auditor
35%
#16 / 633
View rankingAuditor
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Supervise auditing of establishments, and determine scope of investigation required.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 12% | 22% | +2.6 |
Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 9% | 48% | +4.3 |
Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 8% | 55% | +4.4 |
Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 7% | 55% | +3.9 |
Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 7% | 55% | +3.9 |
Prepare adjusting journal entries.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 7% | 28% | +2 |
Review accounts for discrepancies and reconcile differences.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 6% | 28% | +1.7 |
Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 6% | 28% | +1.7 |
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency).EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 38% | 28% | +10.6 |
| Total | 100% | 35% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- ledger entries
- close accounts
- reconcile banks
- accounting department processes
- financial department processes
- economics
- corporate law
- accounting
- inspect tax returns
- control financial resources
Sources for this job· O*NET 13-2011.00· ESCO/ISCO 2411