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?

27%

AI can already do 27% of this job.

#151 / 633

Writer

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. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	45%	+9.9
Draft chapters and variants. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	38%	+7.6
Rewrite with an editor and your own taste. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Readings, fairs and reader relations. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	12%	+1.7
Contracts, agent and book promotion. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	15%	+2.1
Find the voice and decide what ships. Estimate No 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

IS WORK OVER?

21%

#427 / 633

Marine engineer

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
Rounds, parameters and the engine log. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	36%	+5.8
Breakdown, the sea and repairing with what you have. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	12%	+2.2
Fuel, oils and the port change. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Watch, alarms and the one who does not sleep. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Survey, class and not dressing the log. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
Last the crossing, and not silencing the alarm. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		21%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low