Automation index

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

A diagram and an ADR come earlier. A system that holds, and a team that gets it, do not.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

24%

AI can already do 24% of this job.

#264 / 653

Software architect

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
Diagrams, ADRs and proofs of concept. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	40%	+7.2
Review PRs, APIs and boundaries. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Team, product and trade-offs. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Big incidents and technical debt. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Security, cost and observability. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	16%	+2.6
Not designing a castle nobody can run. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		24%

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

IS WORK OVER?

19%

#557 / 653

Sterile processing technician

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
Intake, the dirty and the count. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Wash, the ultrasonic and what is left. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	8%	+1.8
Pack, the indicator and the set. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Autoclave, the load and the cycle that fails. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Theatre, the rush and not sending a wet set. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Truly sterile, and not mixing the dirty. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	12%	+1.7
Total	100%		19%

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