Automation index
Can AI do a UX designer’s job?
Today an AI can already spin variants and assemble a first cut. Deciding what works, what ships, and why, is still direction.
It measures how much work time can already be saved, not who will lose their job.
IS WORK OVER?
UX designer
46%
AI or a robot can already do 46% of this job.
#6 / 182
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Where the week goes
Score = Σ (weight × saving). Weights are our frequency estimate, not an O*NET time %. Saving is separate evidence or estimate.
Task weights are our estimate from O*NET frequency (FT). O*NET does not publish share of the week.
| Task | Share | AI | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
Flows and wireframes
EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate from the method. |
35% | 70% | +24.5 |
Tests and synthesis
EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate from the method. |
25% | 50% | +12.5 |
System and judgment
EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate from the method. |
25% | 25% | +6.3 |
Team workshops
EstimateNo public source pins this saving. It is an estimate from the method. |
15% | 15% | +2.3 |
| Total | 100% | 46% |
Modelled week 100% · Public evidence 0% · Estimate 100% · Confidence: Low
Occupation sources · O*NET 15-1255.00 · ESCO/ISCO 2166