Automation index
How much of a Systems administrator’s job can AI already do?
A playbook and a disk graph come earlier. Bringing a server up at 4 a.m. and talking to the user do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
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Systems administrator
27%
AI can already do 27% of this job.
#127 / 633
View rankingSystems administrator
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Automate accounts, backups and patches.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 45% | +9 |
Document, inventory and alerts.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 40% | +7.2 |
Incidents, outages and on-call.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Install, cable and touch hardware.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 15% | +2.4 |
Permissions, security and difficult users.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 18% | +2.5 |
Decide what patches and what waits.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 26% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Automate accounts, backups and patches
- Document, inventory and alerts
- Incidents, outages and on-call
- Install, cable and touch hardware
- Permissions, security and difficult users
- Decide what patches and what waits
- sysadmin
- administrador de sistemas
- sistemas linux
Sources for this job· O*NET 15-1244.00· ESCO/ISCO 2522
IS WORK OVER?
Farmer
28%
#78 / 633
View rankingFarmer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 29% | 12% | +3.5 |
Determine plant growing conditions, such as greenhouses, hydroponics, or natural settings, and set planting and care schedules.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 28% | +3.9 |
Coordinate clerical, record-keeping, inventory, requisitioning, and marketing activities.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 10% | 55% | +5.5 |
Position and regulate plant irrigation systems, and program environmental and irrigation control computers.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 7% | 28% | +2 |
Direct the breeding or raising of stock, such as cattle, poultry, or honeybees, using recognized breeding practices to ensure stock improvement.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 5% | 28% | +1.4 |
Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 5% | 55% | +2.8 |
Maintain financial, operational, production, or employment records for farms or ranches.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 4% | 55% | +2.2 |
Provide information to customers on the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants, and lawns.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 4% | 28% | +1.1 |
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency).EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 28% | +6.2 |
| Total | 100% | 29% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- technical equipment for crop production
- crop production principles
- agronomical production principles
- soil structure
- plant species
- agroforestry
- types of storage facilities
- pest control in plants
- ecology
- fertilisation principles
Sources for this job· O*NET 11-9013.00· ESCO/ISCO 6111