Automation index

How much of a Printing press operator’s job can AI already do?

A preflight and a colour profile come earlier. Calibrating the press and not wasting the run do not.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

27%

AI can already do 27% of this job.

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Printing press operator

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
Preflight, imposition and colour profiles. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	48%	+7.7
Calibrate, ink and start the press. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
Watch register, density and defects on the run. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Job change, plates and wash-up. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Finishing, guillotine and delivery. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Stock, times and liability for the run. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		27%

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

IS WORK OVER?

19%

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Gilder

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
Prep, bole and the ground. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Lay, gold leaf and the join. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	8%	+1.8
Burnish, matte and the one that lifts. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Frame, altarpiece and the client who touches. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
The humidity, the shop and not laying in a rush. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
No visible join, and not eating the gold. Estimate No 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