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

A model and a chart come earlier. A sample that does not lie does not.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

26%

AI can already do 26% of this job.

#201 / 623

Statistician

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
Model, clean and visualise. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	48%	+9.6
Design sample, experiment and biases. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Client, questions and not overfitting. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Reproducibility, code and documentation. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Publication, review and data ethics. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	16%	+2.6
Not selling a p-value that does not hold. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		26%

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