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?
Early childhood educator
15%
#622 / 633
View rankingEarly childhood educator
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Plan activities, reports and rubrics.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Write to families.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 22% | +3.1 |
Care, play and hold the room.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 24% | 6% | +1.4 |
Hygiene, meals and naps.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 10% | +1.6 |
Watch development and talk to the family.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
Coordinate staff and safeguarding.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
| Total | 100% | 15% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Plan activities, reports and rubrics
- Write to families
- Care, play and hold the room
- Hygiene, meals and naps
- Watch development and talk to the family
- Coordinate staff and safeguarding
- educador infantil
- maestro de infantil
- preschool
- jardin de infancia
Sources for this job· O*NET 25-2011.00· ESCO/ISCO 2342