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Surgeon
Robotics assist, but autonomous surgery faces enormous safety and liability barriers.
Replacement risk
20%
Mostly gone by
2045
Runway left
19 yrs
Mostly stays the same
The ten-question breakdown
Each factor is scored 0–100. Higher means easier to automate.
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What you can do now
- Master robotic-assisted techniques
- Specialise in complex reconstructive work
- Move into surgical training and research
Where to move next
- Robotic surgery specialist
- Surgical director
- Clinical researcher