Automation index
How much of a 3D animator’s job can AI already do?
A blocking pass and a preview come earlier. Timing, weight, and a director buying it do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
3D animator
30%
AI can already do 30% of this job.
#45 / 623
View ranking3D animator
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Blocking, layouts and previews.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 52% | +11.4 |
Simple rigs, cycles and technical cleanup.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 45% | +8.1 |
Spline, weight and character acting.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 20% | +3.2 |
Director and supervisor notes.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 15% | +2.4 |
Integrate with lighting, fx and editorial.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 18% | +2.5 |
Taste: which shot lives and which dies.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 30% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Blocking, layouts and previews
- Simple rigs, cycles and technical cleanup
- Spline, weight and character acting
- Director and supervisor notes
- Integrate with lighting, fx and editorial
- Taste: which shot lives and which dies
- animador 3d
- 3d animator
- motion graphics
Sources for this job· O*NET 27-1014.00· ESCO/ISCO 2166
IS WORK OVER?
Art director
23%
#294 / 623
View rankingArt director
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Moodboards, layouts and a first view.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 40% | +7.2 |
Direct designers, photo and retouch.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Client, brand and not saying yes to everything.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Production, print and digital.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Present, defend and cut.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 16% | +2.9 |
Not signing something that does not hold.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 23% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Moodboards, layouts and a first view
- Direct designers, photo and retouch
- Production, print and digital
- Present, defend and cut
- Not signing something that does not hold
- director de arte
- art director
Sources for this job· O*NET 27-1011.00· ESCO/ISCO 2166