Automation index
How much of a Wildland firefighter’s job can AI already do?
A fire-front map comes earlier. Going onto the slope with the wind against you do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Wildland firefighter
18%
AI can already do 18% of this job.
#584 / 663
View rankingWildland firefighter
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Logs, map and the day’s attack plan.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Line, hose-lay and the spot fire.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 24% | 6% | +1.4 |
Tools, pump and the water that does not arrive.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Night watch, lookout and the flare-up.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Coordinate aircraft and the command post.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 28% | +3.9 |
Get out whole and leave nobody behind.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
- fight wildfires
- cut line
- lay hose
- night watch
- portable pump
- air assets
- fire-front map
- spot fires
Sources for this job· O*NET 33-2022.00· ESCO/ISCO 5411
IS WORK OVER?
Doula
19%
#515 / 663
View rankingDoula
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Plan, expectations and what cannot be.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Labour, the house and the one that runs long.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Delivery room, the position and the one who asks for an epidural.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Puerperium, the breast and the come-down.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The midwife, the line and not playing clinician.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Be there, and not replacing the midwife.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
- birth plan
- labour support
- puerperium
- breastfeeding
- positions
- delivery room
- not replace the midwife
- expectations
Sources for this job· O*NET 31-9099.00· ESCO/ISCO 5322