Automation index
How much of a Copy editor’s job can AI already do?
A checker and a first pass come earlier. Keeping the author’s voice and not inserting a typo do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Copy editor
31%
AI can already do 31% of this job.
#32 / 623
View rankingCopy editor
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Spelling, agreement and consistency.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 52% | +9.4 |
Style, repetition and sentence rhythm.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 48% | +7.7 |
Queries to the author, grey areas and the house style.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Second proofs, PDF and last-minute typos.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 22% | +4 |
Deadlines with publisher, layout and translation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Judgement, not over-rewriting, and the typo that remains.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 31% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- copy-edit
- spelling and punctuation
- unify style
- catch typos
- house style
- second proofs
- author queries
- avoid over-editing
Sources for this job· O*NET 27-3041.00· ESCO/ISCO 2641
IS WORK OVER?
Anthropologist
23%
#287 / 623
View rankingAnthropologist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Transcribe, code and write.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 40% | +7.2 |
Field, interviews and observation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Archive, literature and research design.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Ethics, consent and communities.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Teaching, projects and outreach.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 16% | +2.6 |
Not extracting from people without giving anything back.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
- Transcribe, code and write
- Field, interviews and observation
- Archive, literature and research design
- Ethics, consent and communities
- Teaching, projects and outreach
- antropologo
- anthropologist
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-3091.00· ESCO/ISCO 2632