Automation index

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

An order and a note come earlier. Calling someone when the market is sinking does not.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

25%

AI can already do 25% of this job.

#219 / 623

Stockbroker

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
Orders, notes and portfolio screens. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
Analysis, theses and market notes. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Call, persuade and not over-push. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
Compliance, KYC and recordings. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Desk, hours and execution issues. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	16%	+2.6
Not putting a client into something they do not understand. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		25%

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