Automation index

How much of a School counsellor’s job can AI already do?

A test and a report come earlier. Sitting with a teenager and the family 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.

#361 / 633

School counsellor

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
Tests, psycho-educational reports and statements. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Interviews with pupil, family and form teacher. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	12%	+2.4
Mediate conflict, bullying and absence. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Pathways, grants and careers advice. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Coordinate SEN, support teachers and outside services. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Confidentiality and not over-labelling. 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?

31%

#32 / 633

Copy editor

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
Spelling, agreement and consistency. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	52%	+9.4
Style, repetition and sentence rhythm. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	48%	+7.7
Queries to the author, grey areas and the house style. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Second proofs, PDF and last-minute typos. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Deadlines with publisher, layout and translation. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Judgement, not over-rewriting, and the typo that remains. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		31%

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