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 / 623
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?
Labour consultant
29%
#62 / 623
View rankingLabour consultant
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Payroll, social security and standard contracts.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 48% | +8.6 |
Draft filings, appeals and settlements.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Conciliation, hearing and labour inspectorate visits.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Advise on dismissals, working time and collective agreements.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Day-to-day service to company and worker.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Deadlines, records and the firm’s liability.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 28% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Draft filings, appeals and settlements
- Day-to-day service to company and worker
- graduado social
- asesor laboral
- labour consultant
Sources for this job· O*NET 13-1071.00· ESCO/ISCO 2423