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.
#152 / 673
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-years teacher
22%
#365 / 673
View rankingEarly-years teacher
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, corners and the kit.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Classroom, drop-off and the one who will not stay.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Yard, the clash and the one who bites.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Family, the meeting and not blaming.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The dining hall, the choke and staying on it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
That they come in without crying, and learn.EstimateNo 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
Skills and activities
- corners
- early-years planning
- classroom drop-off
- three-year-old yard
- family meetings
- school dining hall
- biting
- classroom habit
Sources for this job· O*NET 25-2011.00· ESCO/ISCO 2342