Editors

Arts, Design, Entertainment & Media

AI exposure

  • Data source: BLSPublished: '26.08

    Very high· relative

    LowFour relative bandsVery high

    Group-level value

    Scale, basis and source

    Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)

    831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band

    Source dataset (XLSX download)

  • Data source: AnthropicPublished: '26.03

    0.246

    0.000Range of values carried here0.745
    Scale, basis and source

    Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published

    Mapped onto O*NET tasks

    Source dataset

  • Data source: ILOPublished: '25

    0.54

    0.09Range of values carried here0.70

    Group-level value

    Scale, basis and source

    Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published

    ISCO-08 unit group — every occupation sharing the code gets this value

    Computed by this site, not published by the ILO: of the 1,012 occupations this site links to the ILO dataset, 13% score at or above this value.

    Source dataset

What kind of figure this source publishes

The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.

Task-level exposure

Show 13 hidden tasks
TaskClaude.aiRaw / share %
Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work.

27-3041

0.739288.2
Read, evaluate and edit manuscripts or other materials submitted for publication and confer with authors regarding changes in content, style or organization, or publication.

27-3041

0.05476.5
Review and approve proofs submitted by composing room prior to publication production.

27-3041

0.01211.4
Allocate print space for story text, photos, and illustrations according to space parameters and copy significance, using knowledge of layout principles.

27-3041

0.01131.3
Read material to determine index items and arrange them alphabetically or topically, indicating page or chapter location.

27-3041

0.00811.0
Make manuscript acceptance or revision recommendations to the publisher.

27-3041

0.00740.9
Develop story or content ideas, considering reader or audience appeal.

27-3041

0.00530.6

Data sources & licenses — O*NET®, Anthropic Economic Index, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page

Occupation information

Recent Changes Affecting This Occupation

Mar 2026: Brookings research shows copyediting and proofreading freelancers face significant AI displacement — high-skilled editors hit harder than junior ones, reversing historical technology disruption patterns.

[Source: Brookings Institution (Hui & Reshef, 2025)]

Mar 2026: Corporate expense data shows 97% cost saving when firms switch from human contractors to AI, reducing demand for contract editing work.

[Source: Stevens (2026) arXiv]

Mar 2026: Published evergreen blog post analyzing AI impact on editors: 65% exposure, 52% automation risk.

[Source: AI Changing Work Blog]