Automation index
How much of a Screenwriter’s job can AI already do?
A bible and a treatment come earlier. Knowing which scene cuts, which joke lives, and what the showrunner wants do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Screenwriter
26%
AI can already do 26% of this job.
#203 / 623
View rankingScreenwriter
Where the time goes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Bibles, treatments and sequence breakdowns.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 48% | +9.6 |
Dialogue, variants and fast rewrites.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 40% | +8 |
Writers’ room and showrunner notes.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Fit to budget, locations and cast.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
Pitch, sale and studio relationship.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 15% | +2.1 |
Decide tone, cut and what is not written.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 26% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Bibles, treatments and sequence breakdowns
- Dialogue, variants and fast rewrites
- Writers’ room and showrunner notes
- Fit to budget, locations and cast
- Pitch, sale and studio relationship
- Decide tone, cut and what is not written
- guionista
- screenwriter
- script
Sources for this job· O*NET 27-3043.00· ESCO/ISCO 2641
IS WORK OVER?
Actuary
32%
#25 / 623
View rankingActuary
Where the time goes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Run models, reserves and sensitivities.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 24% | 55% | +13.2 |
Draft technical reports and memos.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Choose assumptions, tables and criteria.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Explain to the board and the supervisor.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 15% | +2.4 |
Validate data quality and bias.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
Signed opinion and professional liability.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 12% | 18% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 32% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Run models, reserves and sensitivities
- Draft technical reports and memos
- Choose assumptions, tables and criteria
- Explain to the board and the supervisor
- Validate data quality and bias
- Signed opinion and professional liability
- actuario
- actuary
Sources for this job· O*NET 15-2011.00· ESCO/ISCO 2120