Automation index
How much of a Virologist’s job can AI already do?
A PCR comes earlier. Isolating the virus without contaminating the lab do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Virologist
22%
AI can already do 22% of this job.
#400 / 633
View rankingVirologist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
PCR, cultures and the report.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Isolate, biosafety and the one that breaks.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Outbreak, sequence and the one that does not fit.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Public health, the note and not delaying.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The clinician, the antiviral and not jumping.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Isolate, and not contaminating.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
- virus PCR
- cultures
- biosafety
- sequence outbreaks
- isolate virus
- public-health notes
- antivirals
- P3 lab
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-1022.00· ESCO/ISCO 2131
IS WORK OVER?
Excavator operator
18%
#574 / 633
View rankingExcavator 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Set-out, levels and the machine log.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Dig, load and the batter that comes in.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 24% | 6% | +1.4 |
Services, the blind pipe and stopping in time.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Maintenance, grease and the pin that snaps.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The labourer, the lorry and covering nobody.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 18% | +2.5 |
Not breaking what is buried, and leaving a clean formation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 10% | +1.4 |
| Total | 100% | 18% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- dig with excavator
- load lorries
- batters
- buried services
- set-out levels
- grease the machine
- formation
- site GPS
Sources for this job· O*NET 47-2073.00· ESCO/ISCO 8342