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.
#637 / 643
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?
Nuclear medicine physician
27%
#171 / 643
View rankingNuclear medicine physician
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
PET, SPECT protocols and a stock report.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 52% | +9.4 |
Order dose, timing and preparation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Give the isotope and watch the reaction.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Clinic, the cancer that returns and the family.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Quality, waste and radiation protection.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Signing the study and the dose you cannot repeat.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
- report PET
- SPECT
- dose isotopes
- nuclear medicine
- radiation protection
- PET protocols
- give radiopharmaceuticals
- nuclear oncology clinic
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1224.00· ESCO/ISCO 2212