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 / 623
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?
Concrete finisher
19%
#515 / 623
View rankingConcrete finisher
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-out, joints and thickness.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Pour, vibrate and float.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Screed, power float and the right moment.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Cure, polythene and the windy day.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The late mixer and the one who wants water.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
That it does not crack open, and not adding extra water.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
- pour concrete
- vibrate
- float
- shrinkage joints
- power float
- cure
- screed
- slab thickness
Sources for this job· O*NET 47-2051.00· ESCO/ISCO 7114