Writers and Authors

# 155 overall · better than 82.2% of other jobs
1.4
Low to No Risk
14.3% tasks are partially/fully automatable
0/5
Automatability
1/5
Technical Feasibility
1/5
Emotional Intelligence
2/5
Ethics
2/5
Forgivability
3/5
Economic Incentive
5/5
Physical Requirements
The role of writers and authors is minimally displaceable by AI due to the high creativity, emotional intelligence, and originality required. While AI can support certain aspects, the core tasks remain heavily human-dependent, leading to a low overall risk of displacement.

Median Salary: $73,690

Traits: 114

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37/100Work_Schedules
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29/100Work_With_Work_Group_or_Team
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Tasks performed as Writers and Authors

Low to No Risk
12
Moderate Risk
0
High Risk
2
Extreme Risk
0
  • 1.7Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers.
  • 0.5Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events.
  • 1.2Plan project arrangements or outlines, and organize material accordingly.
  • 0.5Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays.
  • 0.8Develop factors such as themes, plots, characterizations, psychological analyses, historical environments, action, and dialogue to create material.
  • 1Confer with clients, editors, publishers, or producers to discuss changes or revisions to written material.
  • 2.4Conduct research to obtain factual information and authentic detail, using sources such as newspaper accounts, diaries, and interviews.
  • 0.5Write narrative, dramatic, lyric, or other types of poetry for publication.
  • 0.5Attend book launches and publicity events, or conduct public readings.
  • 0.5Write words to fit musical compositions, including lyrics for operas, musical plays, and choral works.
  • 1.4Adapt text to accommodate musical requirements of composers and singers.
  • 1.4Collaborate with other writers on specific projects.

14.3% of Writers and Authors tasks can be automated with AI or robotics

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How long until this job becomes displaced by AI?

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