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.
#218 / 683
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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Prison teacher
22%
#392 / 683
View rankingPrison teacher
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Unit, the wing and the allowed kit.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Classroom, the one who comes to sit and the one who wants it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Security, the pencil and not losing one.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Exam, the certificate and not giving it away.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Officers, the move and not leaving the group half done.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Teach, and that they actually learn.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- wings
- allowed kit
- prison certificates
- classroom security
- pencils
- moves
- warming the chair
- prison education
Sources for this job· O*NET 25-3011.00· ESCO/ISCO 2320