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 / 633
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?
Mathematician
28%
#108 / 633
View rankingMathematician
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Symbolic calc, examples and paper search.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 52% | +11.4 |
Draft proofs and exposés.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 40% | +7.2 |
Find the argument and the counter-example.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 15% | +2.7 |
Lecture, teach and argue in seminar.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
Peer-review and polish the writing.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 18% | +2.5 |
Choose the problem that is worth years.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 12% | 16% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 28% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Symbolic calc, examples and paper search
- Draft proofs and exposés
- Find the argument and the counter-example
- Lecture, teach and argue in seminar
- Peer-review and polish the writing
- Choose the problem that is worth years
- matematic
- mathematician
Sources for this job· O*NET 15-2021.00· ESCO/ISCO 2120