Automation index
Can AI do the work of a Procurement specialist?
Today an AI can already classify, reconcile, and prep a first close. The final call, and what goes to the tax office, still has a name on it.
It measures how much work time can already be saved, not who will lose their job.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Procurement specialist
34%
AI or a robot can already do 34% of this job.
#20 / 103
View rankingProcurement specialist
Where the time goes
Score = Σ (weight × saving). Weight is our estimate from frequency, not a time share published by O*NET. Saving is separate.
Weights are our estimate from O*NET frequency (FT). O*NET does not publish % of the week.
| Task | Share | AI | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
Purchase the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and in correct amounts.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 14% | 28% | +3.9 |
Monitor and follow applicable laws and regulations.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 13% | 28% | +3.6 |
Prepare purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 12% | 28% | +3.4 |
Maintain and review computerized or manual records of purchased items, costs, deliveries, product performance, and inventories.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 10% | 55% | +5.5 |
Analyze price proposals, financial reports, and other data and information to determine reasonable prices.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 9% | 55% | +5 |
Arrange the payment of duty and freight charges.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 8% | 28% | +2.2 |
Write and review product specifications, maintaining a working technical knowledge of the goods or services to be purchased.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 5% | 28% | +1.4 |
Research and evaluate suppliers, based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the supplier's reputation and history.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 4% | 48% | +1.9 |
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency).EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 25% | 28% | +7 |
| Total | 100% | 34% |
Modelled week 100% · Public evidence 0% · Estimate 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills this job uses
- types of coffee beans
- coffee grinding levels
- food and beverage industry
- coffee characteristics
- examine green coffee beans
- apply HACCP
- conduct extensive international travel
- analyse consumer buying trends
- negotiate price
- evaluate coffee characteristics
Sources for this job· O*NET 13-1023.00· ESCO/ISCO 3323
IS WORK OVER?
Physiotherapist
21%
#88 / 103
View rankingPhysiotherapist
Where the time goes
Score = Σ (weight × saving). Weight is our estimate from frequency, not a time share published by O*NET. Saving is separate.
Weights are our estimate from O*NET frequency (FT). O*NET does not publish % of the week.
| Task | Share | AI | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
Plan, prepare, or carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 8% | 12% | +1 |
Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 8% | 12% | +1 |
Administer manual exercises, massage, or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity or crippling.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 8% | 12% | +1 |
Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 8% | 28% | +2.2 |
Direct, supervise, assess, and communicate with supportive personnel.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 7% | 22% | +1.5 |
Confer with the patient, medical practitioners, or appropriate others to plan, implement, or assess the intervention program.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 7% | 12% | +0.8 |
Test and measure patient's strength, motor development and function, sensory perception, functional capacity, or respiratory or circulatory efficiency and record data.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 6% | 12% | +0.7 |
Obtain patients' informed consent to proposed interventions.EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 6% | 12% | +0.7 |
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency).EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method. | 42% | 28% | +11.8 |
| Total | 100% | 21% |
Modelled week 100% · Public evidence 0% · Estimate 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills this job uses
- orthopaedic manual physiotherapy
- medical terminology
- emergency surgery
- general medicine
- surgery
- human physiology
- geriatrics
- kinetics
- neurology
- pharmacology
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1123.00· ESCO/ISCO 2264