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.
#242 / 753
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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HVAC engineer
27%
#173 / 753
View rankingHVAC engineer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Loads, flows and the plant.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Works, the duct and the one they crushed.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Commissioning, the balance and the room that sweats.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Noise, the grille and not leaving the whistle.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The client, the saving and not killing the fresh air.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
That it does not sweat, and not oversizing.EstimateNo 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
Skills and activities
- load calcs
- air flows
- ducts
- balancing
- grilles
- fresh air
- whistles
- HVAC plant
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-2199.00· ESCO/ISCO 2149