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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Shipbuilder
19%
#586 / 753
View rankingShipbuilder
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Block, alignment and the yard.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Bead, NDT and the one that failed.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Launch, the weight and not jumping.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Sea trial, the vibration and the one that knocks.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The owner, the rush and not leaving the bead half done.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
That it floats true, and not leaving the bead.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 19% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- yard blocks
- alignment
- ship beads
- launch
- sea trials
- marine NDT
- owners
- vibrations
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-2121.00· ESCO/ISCO 2144