Automation index

How much of a Secretary’s job can AI already do?

Minutes and a diary come earlier. Knowing what is not said, who gets in, and when to interrupt do not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

28%

AI can already do 28% of this job.

#118 / 623

Secretary

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
Minutes, mail and template documents. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	48%	+10.6
Diary, travel and expenses. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	42%	+7.6
Filter calls and visitors. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Anticipate the boss and the conflict. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	15%	+2.4
Confidentiality and internal protocol. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	16%	+2.2
Board, clients and the team. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	18%	+2.5
Total	100%		28%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

IS WORK OVER?

31%

#32 / 623

Copy editor

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
Spelling, agreement and consistency. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	52%	+9.4
Style, repetition and sentence rhythm. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	48%	+7.7
Queries to the author, grey areas and the house style. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Second proofs, PDF and last-minute typos. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Deadlines with publisher, layout and translation. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Judgement, not over-rewriting, and the typo that remains. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		31%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low