Automation index

Can AI do the work of a Systems administrator?

A playbook and a disk graph come earlier. Bringing a server up at 4 a.m. and talking to the user do not.

It also does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

27%

AI or a robot can already do 27% of this job.

#68 / 103

Systems administrator

Score = Σ (weight × saving). Weight is our estimate from frequency, not a time share published by O*NET. Saving is separate.

Weights are our estimate from O*NET frequency (FT). O*NET does not publish % of the week.

Task	Share	AI	Adds
Automate accounts, backups and patches. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	20%	45%	+9
Document, inventory and alerts. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	18%	40%	+7.2
Incidents, outages and on-call. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	18%	18%	+3.2
Install, cable and touch hardware. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	16%	15%	+2.4
Permissions, security and difficult users. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	14%	18%	+2.5
Decide what patches and what waits. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	14%	16%	+2.2
Total	100%		26%

Modelled week 100% · Public evidence 0% · Estimate 100% · Confidence: Low

IS WORK OVER?

30%

#37 / 103

Cashier

Score = Σ (weight × saving). Weight is our estimate from frequency, not a time share published by O*NET. Saving is separate.

Weights are our estimate from O*NET frequency (FT). O*NET does not publish % of the week.

Task	Share	AI	Adds
Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	9%	28%	+2.5
Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	7%	28%	+2
Greet customers entering establishments. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	7%	28%	+2
Answer incoming phone calls. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	7%	28%	+2
Establish or identify prices of goods, services, or admission, and tabulate bills, using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	6%	28%	+1.7
Compute and record totals of transactions. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	6%	55%	+3.3
Request information or assistance, using paging systems. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	6%	28%	+1.7
Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies. Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	5%	28%	+1.4
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency). Estimate No public source pins this saving. It is an estimate of the method.	47%	28%	+13.2
Total	100%		30%

Modelled week 100% · Public evidence 0% · Estimate 100% · Confidence: Low