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?
Fashion designer
24%
#263 / 633
View rankingFashion designer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Moodboards, tech packs and sizes.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 48% | +9.6 |
Research trends and cost.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 35% | +5.6 |
Pattern, prototype and fit on a body.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 12% | +2.2 |
Choose cloth, mill and real colour.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 15% | +2.4 |
Collection, lookbook and atelier relationship.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
Brand taste and what does not ship.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
| Total | 100% | 24% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- design interfaces
- prototypes
- figma
- Moodboards, tech packs and sizes
- Research trends and cost
- Pattern, prototype and fit on a body
- Choose cloth, mill and real colour
- Brand taste and what does not ship
- diseñador de moda
- fashion designer
Sources for this job· O*NET 27-1022.00· ESCO/ISCO 2163