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.
#414 / 653
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?
Histology technician
19%
#554 / 653
View rankingHistology technician
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Intake, the pot and not mixing cases.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Process, embed and the block.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Cut, the knife and the one that falls apart.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Stain, the control and the one that will not take.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The pathologist, the rush and not sending a bad cut.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Not losing the diagnosis on the knife.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 19% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- paraffin blocks
- histology cutting
- stains
- tissue processor
- not mix cases
- microtome knife
- stain controls
- embedding
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-2012.00· ESCO/ISCO 3212