Automation index
How much of a Radiation therapist’s job can AI already do?
Guided set-up comes earlier. Immobilising every day and not missing the field do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Radiation therapist
24%
AI can already do 24% of this job.
#283 / 633
View rankingRadiation therapist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Plan, IGRT and the day’s set-up.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Immobilise, tattoo and treat fraction by fraction.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 12% | +2.6 |
Check images, shifts and call the physician.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Side effects, the patient who cries and the wait.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Machine QA and alarms.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Today’s dose and not irradiating the wrong thing.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
| Total | 100% | 24% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- set up for RT
- IGRT
- immobilise patients
- deliver fractions
- linac QA
- reference tattoos
- shifts
- radiotherapy
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1124.00· ESCO/ISCO 3211
IS WORK OVER?
Cheesemaker
22%
#373 / 633
View rankingCheesemaker
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Milk, pH and the day’s recipe.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Set, cut and the drain.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 12% | +2.2 |
Turn, salt and the ageing room.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Taste, the batch and the one that splits.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The co-op, the season and not selling too early.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Sign the ageing, and not forcing the pH.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
- set curd
- drain whey
- turn cheeses
- ageing room
- milk pH
- salt
- taste batches
- cheese recipe
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-3092.00· ESCO/ISCO 7513