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.
#614 / 693
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?
Schools inspector
27%
#173 / 693
View rankingSchools inspector
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Visit, the rubric and the timetable.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Classroom, what happens and not the slide deck.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Report, the school and not softening it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Appeal, the union and not yielding the figure.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The minister, the pressure and not dressing it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Say what is there, and not what they want to hear.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 27% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- inspection visits
- rubrics
- school reports
- real classrooms
- appeals
- not soften
- the department
- school evaluation
Sources for this job· O*NET 13-1041.00· ESCO/ISCO 2422