Automation index
How much of a Surgeon’s job can AI already do?
Surgeons diagnose, operate and own the surgical act.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Surgeon
14%
AI can already do 14% of this job.
#647 / 653
View rankingSurgeon
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Notes and planningEstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 35% | +7 |
Imaging and prepEstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 15% | 25% | +3.8 |
Operating theatreEstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 50% | 4% | +2 |
Call and consentEstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 15% | 8% | +1.2 |
| Total | 100% | 14% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- care for patients
- diagnose
- nursing care
- clinical notes
- manage research data
- operate open source software
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- think abstractly
- manage personal professional development
- perform project management
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1249.00· ESCO/ISCO 2212
IS WORK OVER?
Hospital pharmacist
27%
#153 / 653
View rankingHospital pharmacist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Transcription, reconciliation and the error.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Validate, the interaction and the one that cannot.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Chemo, the cabinet and not mixing the batch.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Ward, the doubt and going down to see the patient.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The board, the expensive drug and not yielding to pressure.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Validate the regimen, and not missing the error.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
- meds reconciliation
- validate regimens
- chemotherapy
- interactions
- compounding cabinet
- hospital pharmacy
- expensive drugs
- medication errors
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1051.00· ESCO/ISCO 2262