Automation index

How much of a Book editor’s job can AI already do?

A reader’s report comes earlier. Backing a manuscript and getting it into bookshops do not.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

25%

AI can already do 25% of this job.

#220 / 633

Book editor

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
Readers’ reports, selection and rejection. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Work the text with the author: structure and tone. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
P&L, advances, contracts and the schedule. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Coordinate copy-edit, layout, cover and press. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
List, bookshops and the life of the title. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
The editorial bet and owning the book. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		25%

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

IS WORK OVER?

22%

#333 / 633

Costume designer

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
The reading, sketch and the palette. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Shop, fitting and the one you cannot sit in. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
Rehearsal, quick change and the one that catches. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Budget, dyes and the one that is late. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Direction, the ego and not dressing against the text. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
That you can act, and not splitting on the third. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		22%

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