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 / 623
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
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Forestry engineer
22%
#342 / 623
View rankingForestry engineer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Inventory, GIS and management plans.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Projects, felling and replanting.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Forest, fire and pests.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Authorities, hunters and neighbours.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Biodiversity, tracks and water.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 16% | +2.9 |
Not signing a cut that leaves the forest empty.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Inventory, GIS and management plans
- Projects, felling and replanting
- Forest, fire and pests
- Authorities, hunters and neighbours
- Biodiversity, tracks and water
- ingeniero forestal
- forestry engineer
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-1032.00· ESCO/ISCO 2132