Automation index
How much of a Phlebotomist’s job can AI already do?
A queue and a label come earlier. Finding the vein and not sticking twice do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Phlebotomist
18%
AI can already do 18% of this job.
#594 / 663
View rankingPhlebotomist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Bookings, labels and tubes.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Puncture, draw and not haemolyse.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 24% | 8% | +1.9 |
Calm children, fear and faints.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Spin, log and send to the lab.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Waste, needlesticks and hygiene.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
Not mixing up a patient or a tube.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
| Total | 100% | 18% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Bookings, labels and tubes
- Puncture, draw and not haemolyse
- Calm children, fear and faints
- Spin, log and send to the lab
- Waste, needlesticks and hygiene
- Not mixing up a patient or a tube
- flebotomista
- extractora
- phlebotomist
Sources for this job· O*NET 31-9097.00· ESCO/ISCO 5329
IS WORK OVER?
Histology technician
19%
#562 / 663
View rankingHistology technician
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Intake, the pot and not mixing cases.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Process, embed and the block.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Cut, the knife and the one that falls apart.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Stain, the control and the one that will not take.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The pathologist, the rush and not sending a bad cut.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Not losing the diagnosis on the knife.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
- paraffin blocks
- histology cutting
- stains
- tissue processor
- not mix cases
- microtome knife
- stain controls
- embedding
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-2012.00· ESCO/ISCO 3212