Automation and Remote Index

Understand how the Automation Index and Remote Index are calculated.

When retrieving details for skill categories, skill groups, skills, and jobs by ID, your response may contain the following fields:

• automationIndex: The Automation Index represents how readily an job or skill can be automated.
• remoteIndex: The Remote Index measures how readily an job or skill can be done through remote work.

Automation Index

The Automation Index is built upon research where experts assessed the degree of automation of thousands of work activities. The Automation Index represents the likelihood that a skill or job will be automated in the future based on current technology. The index ranges from 0 to 100. Use the following information as guidance when looking at the Automation Index of a skill or job:

Automation Index	Description
0	Not automatable.
25	Mostly not automatable.
75	Mostly automatable.
100	Completely automatable.

Remote Index

The Remote Index is calculated by looking at the essential skills of a job to determine whether each skill can be performed remotely. For example, skills that require the use of a particular tool or the need for an individual to be physically present in a specific location cannot be done remotely. The Remote Index represents how readily a job can be done through remote work. The index ranges from 0 to 100. A score of 100 means all the skills that are required to perform the job can be done remotely. Use the following information as guidance when looking at the Remote Index of a skill or job:

Remote Index	Description
0	The job requires a mandatory commute to the place of work.
Between 0 and 100	Parts of this job can be done from a distance.
100	The job can be done entirely remotely.