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.
#241 / 693
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?
Exam invigilator
22%
#447 / 693
View rankingExam invigilator
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Hall, the protocol and the clock.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Identity, the ID and the one who is not.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Copying, the phone and removing it without a circus.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Incident, the minute and not making it up.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The one who shakes, extra time and not humiliating.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
That they do not copy, and not humiliating.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
- exam protocols
- ID
- phones
- incident minutes
- extra time
- exam hall
- remove without a circus
- not humiliate
Sources for this job· O*NET 25-1191.00· ESCO/ISCO 2359