Automation index

How much of a Radio host’s job can AI already do?

A rundown and a clip come earlier. Filling the air when the line drops does not.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

22%

AI can already do 22% of this job.

#347 / 633

Radio host

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
Rundown, clips and a first script. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
On air, interviews and a silence that weighs. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	12%	+2.4
Guests, producer and real time. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Edit, podcast and the show’s socials. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Voice, shifts and not going blank. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	16%	+2.6
Not saying something you cannot take back. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		22%

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

IS WORK OVER?

24%

#269 / 633

Interpreter

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 glossaries, briefings and corpora. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	48%	+9.6
Translate support documents for the event. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	35%	+5.6
Interpret simultaneous or consecutive in the room. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	24%	12%	+2.9
Manage fatigue, booth and handover. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	15%	+2.1
Ethics, confidentiality and live correction. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	14%	+2
Clients, credentials and specialism. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	12%	18%	+2.2
Total	100%		24%

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