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.
#298 / 683
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?
Driving theory instructor
27%
#185 / 683
View rankingDriving theory instructor
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Topic, the test and the typical error.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Classroom, the one who skips and the one who copies.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
The rule, the why and not reciting the article.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Exam, the nerves and not jumping to a pass.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The school, the rush and not selling the pass.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
That they understand the rule, and not the crib.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 27% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- DGT tests
- driving theory
- typical errors
- traffic rules
- articles
- theory exam
- cribs
- theory classroom
Sources for this job· O*NET 25-3021.00· ESCO/ISCO 2320