Surgical Technologists, task by task.

Every activity this job is made of, scored on how much of its output software can produce today and linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job.

SOC code
29-2055.00
Activities scored
6
Handed to agents
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Surgical TechnologistsSOC 29-2055.00
85% · agent
82% · agent
78% · agent
72% · agent
Direct surgical assistanceWhat can do this →
15% · you keep
Sterile field maintenanceWhat can do this →
12% · you keep
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Supply Management Agent
Supply documentation software · Microsoft Excel · Email software
● No integration needed
Documentation Agent
Electronic medical record EMR software · Microsoft Word · Database software
● No integration needed
Equipment Monitoring Agent
Patient tracking software · Surgery workflow communication software · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
Specimen Processing Agent
MEDITECH software · Database software · Microsoft Word
● No integration needed
You keep this
Maintain sterile operative fields during surgeryProvide hands-on surgical assistance to surgeonsMonitor patient vital signs and physical conditionEnsure patient safety and sterile technique compliance

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

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The most automatable work in this job, and what actually addresses it. Each one has a page of its own showing every occupation that does it.

Supply inventory and ordering management85% · scheduling, planning and resource control · partly automatable
Documentation and record keeping82% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Equipment monitoring and adjustment78% · physical, manual and inspection work · barely automatable
No software category addresses thisWhy not