Automation index
How much of a Postal worker’s job can AI already do?
A round and a postcode come earlier. Five floors up and handing it over do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Postal worker
18%
AI can already do 18% of this job.
#568 / 643
View rankingPostal worker
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Sort, rounds and postcodes.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Deliver, climb and hand over.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 24% | 8% | +1.9 |
Notices, recorded items and collections.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Neighbours, dogs and porters.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Moped, trolley and weather.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
Not losing a parcel or recorded mail.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
- Sort, rounds and postcodes
- Deliver, climb and hand over
- Notices, recorded items and collections
- Neighbours, dogs and porters
- Moped, trolley and weather
- Not losing a parcel or recorded mail
- cartero
- cartera
- postal worker
Sources for this job· O*NET 43-5052.00· ESCO/ISCO 4412
IS WORK OVER?
Telephony technician
22%
#404 / 643
View rankingTelephony 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Pair, exchange and the line test.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Frame, drop and the wet joint.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Router, voice and the customer who cannot hear.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Lobby, the porter and the wrong cable.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The mass fault and who goes first.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
That you can hear, and not leaving the joint open.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
- phone pairs
- line test
- joints
- voice drops
- frames
- routers
- mass faults
- the exchange
Sources for this job· O*NET 49-2022.00· ESCO/ISCO 7422