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How much of a Switchboard operator’s job can AI already do?
A switchboard comes earlier. Putting the call through without hanging up on the one who waits do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Switchboard operator
27%
AI can already do 27% of this job.
#187 / 623
View rankingSwitchboard operator
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Board, destinations and the shift.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
The call, the one who is out and the message.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Emergencies, the anger and not losing it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Directory, changes and not putting through wrong.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The peak, the queues and not hanging up.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Put it through, and not hanging up on the one who waits.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
- switchboard
- destinations
- messages
- directory
- call queues
- emergencies
- telephony shifts
- extension changes
Sources for this job· O*NET 43-2021.00· ESCO/ISCO 4223
IS WORK OVER?
Ice-cream maker
22%
#338 / 623
View rankingIce-cream maker
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Base, overrun and the recipe.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 44% | +7 |
Churn, age and the one that crystals.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 12% | +2.2 |
List, season and the flavour that misses.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Workshop, cold and the broken chain.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Summer, the queue and not running out of vanilla.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Creamy in the mouth, and not selling ice.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
- churn
- overrun
- age bases
- ice-cream list
- cold chain
- ice crystals
- vanilla
- ice-cream season
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-3099.00· ESCO/ISCO 7512