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 / 623

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?

23%

#315 / 623

Crime scene technician

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
Inspection, photos and the scene sketch. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	36%	+5.8
Collect traces, prints and the DNA that gets walked on. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	12%	+2.2
Chain of custody, labels and the lab. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Report, reconstruction and the file. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
The dirty scene, the rush and the one who enters ungloved. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
That it holds in court, and not breaking the chain. Estimate No 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