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Writers and Authors
Also filed here: Writer, Author, Copywriter, Content writer, Novelist, Ghostwriter and 5 more
Being rewritten
AI already performs most of the work in this job. The BLS expects 0.3% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #6 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -0.3% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $76,910 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 140,300 in the US, with about 11,900 openings a year
The work, 15 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI does this: Write material for artistic or commercial purposes41%
AI performed this in about 1 in 95 Copilot conversations and completed it 89% of the time.
AI does this: Edit written materials or documents9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 162 Copilot conversations and completed it 95% of the time.
AI does this: Develop news, entertainment, or artistic content6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 67 Copilot conversations and completed it 63% of the time.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about specifications or project details5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 117 Copilot conversations and completed it 78% of the time.
Still yours: Develop business or marketing plans5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Explain technical details of products or services5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 43 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI helps with this: Confer with clients to determine needs or order specifications5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 502 conversations, and it got them there 54% of the time.
Still yours: Coordinate artistic or entertainment activities4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Monitor external affairs, trends, or events4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 394 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI helps with this: Obtain formal documentation or authorization3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 585 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
AI does this: Promote products, services, or programs2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 117 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Collect data about consumer needs or opinions2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Present arts or entertainment performances1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 100 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 11,900 openings a year as people retire or move on.
BLS on AIAI generated written works substitute for some writers; OOH says AI writing will dampen demand. Source ↗
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 32% of the workPublic Relations Specialists69% AI does, against 79% here+1.8% by 2035 · $74,750 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 27% of the workSales Engineers56% AI does, against 79% here+2.8% by 2035 · $124,900 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 24% of the workProducers and Directors31% AI does, against 79% here+4% by 2035 · $90,360 · Bachelor’s degree
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.45, higher than 100% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 27-3043 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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