Automation index

How much of a Paid media specialist’s job can AI already do?

A media plan comes earlier. The pixel firing without burning the brand do not.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

28%

AI can already do 28% of this job.

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Paid media specialist

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
Plan, platforms and the pixel. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	52%	+9.4
Creatives, frequency and audience cuts. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
The client, going live and the campaign that drifts. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Reports, attribution and the last-click fight. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Brand safety and inventory you cannot touch. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
That the pixel fires, and not burning extra CPM. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		28%

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

IS WORK OVER?

23%

#287 / 623

Anthropologist

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. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	40%	+7.2
Field, interviews and observation. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
Archive, literature and research design. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Ethics, consent and communities. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Teaching, projects and outreach. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	16%	+2.6
Not extracting from people without giving anything back. 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