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
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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
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Archivist
25%
#215 / 623
View rankingArchivist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Describe, index and digitise holdings.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Serve researchers and queries.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Conserve, restore and control stores.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Finding aids and transfers.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Rules, access and data protection.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 16% | +2.9 |
Not mixing a fonds or a shelfmark.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 25% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Describe, index and digitise holdings
- Serve researchers and queries
- Conserve, restore and control stores
- Finding aids and transfers
- Rules, access and data protection
- Not mixing a fonds or a shelfmark
- archivero
- archivist
- documentalista de archivo
Sources for this job· O*NET 25-4011.00· ESCO/ISCO 2621