Automation index
How much of a Secretary’s job can AI already do?
Minutes and a diary come earlier. Knowing what is not said, who gets in, and when to interrupt do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Secretary
28%
AI can already do 28% of this job.
#118 / 623
View rankingSecretary
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Minutes, mail and template documents.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 48% | +10.6 |
Diary, travel and expenses.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 42% | +7.6 |
Filter calls and visitors.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Anticipate the boss and the conflict.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 15% | +2.4 |
Confidentiality and internal protocol.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
Board, clients and the team.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 18% | +2.5 |
| Total | 100% | 28% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Minutes, mail and template documents
- Diary, travel and expenses
- Filter calls and visitors
- Anticipate the boss and the conflict
- Confidentiality and internal protocol
- Board, clients and the team
- secretario
- secretaria
- secretary
- asistente administrativo senior
Sources for this job· O*NET 43-6011.00· ESCO/ISCO 3343
IS WORK OVER?
Translator
52%↓
#1 / 623
View rankingTranslator
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 15% | 28% | +4.2 |
| Translate messages simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages, orally or by using hand signs, maintaining message content, context, and style as much as possible. | 14% | 72% | +10.1 |
| Listen to speakers' statements to determine meanings and to prepare translations, using electronic listening systems as necessary. | 11% | 72% | +7.9 |
Identify and resolve conflicts related to the meanings of words, concepts, practices, or behaviors.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 10% | 28% | +2.8 |
| Check translations of technical terms and terminology to ensure that they are accurate and remain consistent throughout translation revisions. | 8% | 72% | +5.8 |
| Refer to reference materials, such as dictionaries, lexicons, encyclopedias, and computerized terminology banks, as needed to ensure translation accuracy. | 7% | 72% | +5 |
| Compile information on content and context of information to be translated and on intended audience. | 7% | 72% | +5 |
| Adapt translations to students' cognitive and grade levels, collaborating with educational team members as necessary. | 7% | 72% | +5 |
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency).EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 21% | 28% | +5.9 |
| Total | 100% | 52% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 54% · Estimate: 46% · Confidence: Medium
Skills and activities
- translate texts
- interpret
- proofread translations
- information confidentiality
- spelling
- office software
- grammar
- speak different languages
- master language rules
- develop a translation strategy
Sources for this job· O*NET 27-3091.00· ESCO/ISCO 2643