Automation index

How much of a Plastic surgeon’s job can AI already do?

A morph and a consent form come earlier. Cutting, stitching and not getting necrosis do not.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

20%

AI can already do 20% of this job.

#443 / 633

Plastic surgeon

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
Plan, photos and informed consent. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	36%	+5.8
Operate: flaps, implants and burns. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	8%	+1.8
Pre-op, markings and what you can actually promise. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Post-op, dressings and reviewing the result. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Emergencies: hand, face and the lip that will not close. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Aesthetics, reconstruction and signing what is cut. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	10%	+1.4
Total	100%		20%

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

IS WORK OVER?

30%

#48 / 633

Cashier

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
Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	9%	28%	+2.5
Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	7%	28%	+2
Greet customers entering establishments. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	7%	28%	+2
Answer incoming phone calls. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	7%	28%	+2
Establish or identify prices of goods, services, or admission, and tabulate bills, using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	6%	28%	+1.7
Compute and record totals of transactions. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	6%	55%	+3.3
Request information or assistance, using paging systems. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	6%	28%	+1.7
Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	5%	28%	+1.4
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency). Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	47%	28%	+13.2
Total	100%		30%

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