Automation index
How much of a Surgical technologist’s job can AI already do?
A checklist and a count come earlier. The clamp on time, and not breaking sterility, do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Surgical technologist
19%
AI can already do 19% of this job.
#551 / 643
View rankingSurgical technologist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Checklist, tray and swab count.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Set the table, pass and scrub.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Watch sterility, lines and the patient.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Coordinate with surgeon, anaesthetic and porter.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Notes, implants and kit records.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Shifts, on-call and not leaving a swab inside.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
- Checklist, tray and swab count
- Set the table, pass and scrub
- Watch sterility, lines and the patient
- Notes, implants and kit records
- tecnico de quirofano
- instrumentista
- surgical technologist
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-2055.00· ESCO/ISCO 3211
IS WORK OVER?
Intensivist
20%
#464 / 643
View rankingIntensivist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Protocols, scores and the on-call plan.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 36% | +5.8 |
Airway, vasopressors and the patient who crashes.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Ventilation, balances and taking the tube out.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Bedside ultrasound and ICU procedures.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Family, limits and the yes or no to admission.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
On-call, the error and owning the bed.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 10% | +1.4 |
| Total | 100% | 20% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- intubate
- ICU ventilation
- vasopressors
- difficult airway
- bedside ultrasound
- limit treatment
- ICU scores
- extubate
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1229.00· ESCO/ISCO 2212