Automation Risk
Each occupation shows a probability of automation. A higher score means machines and algorithms are more likely to take over the role in the future.
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| SUMMARY |
30%
Low Risk
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23%
Low Risk
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22%
Low Risk
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30%
Low Risk
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35%
Low Risk
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| JOB SCORE | 5.8/10 | 6.0/10 | 5.7/10 | 5.6/10 | 4.2/10 |
| POLLING |
46%
(Moderate Risk,
Based on 140 votes)
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50%
(Moderate Risk,
Based on 32 votes)
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33%
(Low Risk,
Based on 15 votes)
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46%
(Moderate Risk,
Based on 110 votes)
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There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet
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GROWTH
by year 2034
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4.5%
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3.7%
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5.1%
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12.5%
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3.5%
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| WAGES |
$62,830
or $30.20 per hour
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$161,180
or $77.48 per hour
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$60,290
or $28.98 per hour
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$44,200
or $21.25 per hour
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$46,050
or $22.14 per hour
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VOLUME
as of 2024
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113,890
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100,870
|
22,860
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793,460
|
103,650
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| SNOWFLAKE |
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| DESCRIPTION | Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments. | Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data. | Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons. May, in accordance with state laws, help surgeons to make incisions and close surgical sites, manipulate or remove tissues, implant surgical devices or drains, suction the surgical site, place catheters, clamp or cauterize vessels or tissue, and apply dressings to surgical site. | Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician. | Maintain a sterile field to provide support for physicians and nurses during endoscopy procedures. Prepare and maintain instruments and equipment. May obtain specimens. |
Compare Occupations Side by Side
Curious how automation and AI could affect your career? Our comparison tool lets you view two or more jobs side by side, helping you quickly spot differences in risk level, pay, growth, and popularity. All of this is based on a mix of academic research, user polling, and official labour data.
Job Score
A quick summary of how a job performs overall — factoring in wages, growth, volume, and automation risk. It’s a handy way to see the bigger picture at a glance.
Polling Data
Thousands of visitors cast their votes on how “automatable” each job feels. These community insights are shown alongside the calculated probabilities.
Growth & Wages
See how fast each occupation is projected to grow and what people earn on average. High wages don’t always mean high security — automation risk still matters.
Volume of Workers
Explore how many people currently work in each occupation and in which year the data was recorded. Popularity can affect how disruptive automation will be for the wider economy.
The Snowflake Diagram
Each snowflake visualises the balance between automation risk, wages, growth, and job volume. Bigger and greener areas mean stronger performance in that dimension.
Use this comparison page to research careers, guide students, or simply explore the future of work. All data is regularly updated to keep the results relevant.