Automation index

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

A first chapter and a synopsis can be farmed out. Choosing the book, lasting three years, and signing it cannot.

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

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

27%

AI can already do 27% of this job.

#151 / 623

Writer

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
Research, document and outline plots. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	45%	+9.9
Draft chapters and variants. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	38%	+7.6
Rewrite with an editor and your own taste. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Readings, fairs and reader relations. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	12%	+1.7
Contracts, agent and book promotion. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	15%	+2.1
Find the voice and decide what ships. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	18%	+2.5
Total	100%		27%

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

IS WORK OVER?

22%

#383 / 623

Appliance technician

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
Code, history and the spare. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Strip, test and the built-in one. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	12%	+2.2
Order the part, second visit and the client who is out. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Warranty, misuse and what it does not cover. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
The tight kitchen and not marking the unit. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
Leave it washing, and not swapping the board blind. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		22%

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