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?
Dialysis nurse
21%
#416 / 633
View rankingDialysis nurse
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Weigh, set ultrafiltration and the circuit.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 36% | +5.8 |
Needle the fistula, connect and watch the run.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 10% | +2.2 |
Hypotension, cramps and the one who feels ill.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Educate, diet and the access that underperforms.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Shifts, machines and cleaning the monitor.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
No clotting and signing the session.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 21% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- needle fistulas
- dialysis session
- ultrafiltration
- connect the machine
- dialysis education
- intradialytic hypotension
- vascular access
- clean the monitor
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1141.00· ESCO/ISCO 2221