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
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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
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Plasterboard fitter
19%
#514 / 633
View rankingPlasterboard fitter
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Setting-out, tracks and the board cut list.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Studs, boards and the screw to the noggin.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Insulation, joints and hearing the neighbour.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Jointing, corners and the painter behind.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Services, pipe runs and not chopping extra.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Plumb, and not leaving the joint proud.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 19% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- fit plasterboard
- set out partitions
- tracks
- jointing
- acoustic insulation
- boards
- corners
- service runs
Sources for this job· O*NET 47-2081.00· ESCO/ISCO 7123