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?

29%

#55 / 633

Travel agent

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
Search flights, hotels, trains and packages. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	52%	+9.4
Quote, compare and issue bookings. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Serve the client: taste, visas and fears. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
Changes, cancellations and incidents on the ground. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Groups, corporates and tailor-made trips. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Suppliers, margins and liability for the booking. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		29%

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