Automation index

How much of a Sailor’s job can AI already do?

A log and a checklist come earlier. A deck, a line, and a foreign port do not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

17%

AI can already do 17% of this job.

#602 / 643

Sailor

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
Log, checklists and paper watches. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Charts, weather and passage planning. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	25%	+3.5
Deck, lines, cargo and upkeep. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	10%	+2.2
Watch, helm and lookout. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Emergencies, abandon ship and fire. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Life aboard, ports and fatigue. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		17%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

IS WORK OVER?

31%

#33 / 643

Information specialist

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
Classify, index and describe holdings. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
Thesauri, metadata and the internal search. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	52%	+8.3
Answer queries and retrieve what nobody can find. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Records policy, retention and destruction. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Train people who file badly and people who do not file. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
The organisation’s memory, and not losing it. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		30%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low