EXPOSURE TO AI
11%
RESILIENT
OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
0%
of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
Robots can’t hold a hand, a scalpel, or your nerve.
11% of this role’s O*NET tasks are within reach of today’s AI. That is the core-weighted exposure score from Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”). It measures a capability ceiling, not a headcount forecast. Certified hard to automate. Today’s AI barely touches the core of this one.
WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
- Record sterilizer test results
- Maintain records of inventory or equipment usage and order medical instruments or supplies when inventory is low
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
- Operate and maintain steam autoclaves, keeping records of loads completed, items in loads, and maintenance procedures performed
- Clean instruments to prepare them for sterilization
- Organize and assemble routine or specialty surgical instrument trays or other sterilized supplies, filling special requests as needed
- Examine equipment to detect leaks, worn or loose parts, or other indications of disrepair
- Report defective equipment to appropriate supervisors or staff
THE HONEST PART. A percentage is not a pink slip. High exposure usually means a role shrinks and shifts toward judgment, direction and responsibility: the parts a model can’t sign its name to. Exposure ≠ displacement. Breathe.
"My job is 11% cooked. What’s yours?"
SOURCES: O*NET 30.3 occupational tasks · Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”,
arXiv:2303.10130) · Anthropic Economic Index 2026 (CC-BY) |
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last updated 2026-07-16