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?
Writer
27%
AI can already do 27% of this job.
#151 / 633
View rankingWriter
Where the time goes
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.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 45% | +9.9 |
Draft chapters and variants.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 38% | +7.6 |
Rewrite with an editor and your own taste.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Readings, fairs and reader relations.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
Contracts, agent and book promotion.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 15% | +2.1 |
Find the voice and decide what ships.EstimateNo 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
Skills and activities
- Research, document and outline plots
- Draft chapters and variants
- Rewrite with an editor and your own taste
- Readings, fairs and reader relations
- Contracts, agent and book promotion
- Find the voice and decide what ships
- escritor
- escritora
- novelista
- writer novelist
Sources for this job· O*NET 27-3043.00· ESCO/ISCO 2641
IS WORK OVER?
Choreographer
18%
#562 / 633
View rankingChoreographer
Where the time goes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Notation, video and a first breakdown.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Rehearse, mark and adjust bodies.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Cast, ego and injuries.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Set, light and music.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Opening, tour and revival.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 16% | +2.6 |
Not breaking a dancer for an idea.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
| Total | 100% | 18% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Notation, video and a first breakdown
- Rehearse, mark and adjust bodies
- Cast, ego and injuries
- Set, light and music
- Opening, tour and revival
- Not breaking a dancer for an idea
- coreografo
- choreographer
Sources for this job· O*NET 27-2032.00· ESCO/ISCO 2653