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?

27%

#187 / 633

Switchboard 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
Board, destinations and the shift. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
The call, the one who is out and the message. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Emergencies, the anger and not losing it. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Directory, changes and not putting through wrong. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
The peak, the queues and not hanging up. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
Put it through, and not hanging up on the one who waits. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		27%

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