The tasks · Desktop PublishersSOC 43-9031.00
Design and lay out publications using desktop publishing softwareWhat can do this →
88% · agentMostly automatable
Edit graphics, photos, and create special effectsWhat can do this →
85% · agentMostly automatable
Proofread preliminary and final proofs for errorsWhat can do this →
82% · agentMostly automatable
Enter text, data, and digitized content into systemsWhat can do this →
80% · agentMostly automatable
Convert files and prepare color separations for printingWhat can do this →
78% · agentMostly automatable
Collaborate with graphic artists, editors, and writers on specificationsWhat can do this →
45% · you keepPartly automatable
The team5 agents · 5 need no setup
Layout Design Agent
Adobe InDesign · Adobe Illustrator · Adobe Photoshop
● No integration needed
Graphics & Effects Agent
Adobe Photoshop · Adobe After Effects · Adobe Illustrator
● No integration needed
Proofreading Agent
Adobe Acrobat · Microsoft Word · Docs
● No integration needed
Data Entry Agent
Microsoft Excel · Adobe InDesign · Docs
● No integration needed
File Conversion Agent
Adobe Acrobat · Adobe InDesign · Adobe Photoshop
● No integration needed
You keep this
Approve final publication designs and layouts before productionOwn client relationships and interpret creative directionMake final decisions on design specifications and brand alignmentCoordinate with printers and manage production timelines
Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.
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The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.
