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?

21%

AI can already do 21% of this job.

#423 / 633

Illustrator

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. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	40%	+7.2
Draw, paint and close the plate. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
Client, changes and not watering the view. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Files, print and rights. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Diary, invoices and life between jobs. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	16%	+2.6
Not delivering a drawing that is not yours. Estimate No 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

IS WORK OVER?

22%

#338 / 633

Ice-cream maker

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
Base, overrun and the recipe. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	44%	+7
Churn, age and the one that crystals. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	12%	+2.2
List, season and the flavour that misses. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Workshop, cold and the broken chain. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Summer, the queue and not running out of vanilla. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
Creamy in the mouth, and not selling ice. 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