Automation index
How much of a Illustrator’s job can AI already do?
A sketch and a palette come earlier. An image that tells and actually ships does not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Illustrator
21%
AI can already do 21% of this job.
#432 / 643
View rankingIllustrator
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Sketches, palettes and a first pass.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 40% | +7.2 |
Draw, paint and close the plate.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Client, changes and not watering the view.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Files, print and rights.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Diary, invoices and life between jobs.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 16% | +2.6 |
Not delivering a drawing that is not yours.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 21% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Sketches, palettes and a first pass
- Draw, paint and close the plate
- Client, changes and not watering the view
- Files, print and rights
- Diary, invoices and life between jobs
- Not delivering a drawing that is not yours
- ilustrador
- illustrator
Sources for this job· O*NET 27-1013.00· ESCO/ISCO 2166
IS WORK OVER?
Ceramicist
19%
#493 / 643
View rankingCeramicist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Body, mould and the curve.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Glaze, apply and the one that runs.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Kiln, atmosphere and the batch that sticks.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Run, the order and the one that does not match.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The gallery, the deadline and not opening the kiln early.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Not losing the batch, and signing the curve.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 19% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- firing curves
- bodies
- ceramic moulds
- glazes
- atmosphere
- runs
- runs of glaze
- the firing
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-9195.00· ESCO/ISCO 7314