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How much of a Airline pilot’s job can AI already do?

Flight plan and weather already process themselves. Deciding in a failure, talking to the cabin, and landing do not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

19%

AI can already do 19% of this job.

#538 / 643

Airline pilot

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
Prepare flight plan, fuel and NOTAMs. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	40%	+7.2
Weather and company briefing. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	32%	+4.5
Flying: take-off, cruise and landing. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	8%	+1.8
Failures, diversions and emergencies. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Coordination with ATC, cabin and ground. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	10%	+1.6
Reports, logbook and fatigue compliance. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	15%	+2.1
Total	100%		19%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

IS WORK OVER?

28%

#115 / 643

Technical writer

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
Structure, API docs and the tutorial. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	52%	+9.4
Screenshots, versions and not leaving the old shot. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
The engineer who will not write, and extracting the how. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Legal review, i18n and the changelog. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Support, the tickets and what the doc misses. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
That it can be installed, and not documenting thin air. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		28%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low