Automation index
How much of a Sterile processing technician’s job can AI already do?
An autoclave cycle comes earlier. The set arriving sterile without mixing dirty with clean do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Sterile processing technician
19%
AI can already do 19% of this job.
#606 / 703
View rankingSterile processing technician
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Intake, the dirty and the count.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Wash, the ultrasonic and what is left.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Pack, the indicator and the set.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Autoclave, the load and the cycle that fails.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Theatre, the rush and not sending a wet set.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Truly sterile, and not mixing the dirty.EstimateNo 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
Skills and activities
- autoclave
- surgical sets
- biological indicators
- ultrasonic wash
- sterile pack
- instrument count
- steam cycles
- not mix dirty
Sources for this job· O*NET 31-9093.00· ESCO/ISCO 3213
IS WORK OVER?
School sports coach
22%
#362 / 703
View rankingSchool sports coach
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Session, the kit and the group.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Pitch, the one who never gets the ball and the one who humiliates.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Injury, the protocol and calling home.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Match, the score and not shouting at a child.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The parent, the bench and not yielding.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
That they all play, and not just the chair's child.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- school sessions
- minute rotation
- injury protocol
- parents on the bench
- not shout at children
- kit
- matches
- inclusion
Sources for this job· O*NET 27-2022.00· ESCO/ISCO 3422