Editors, task by task.

Every activity this job is made of, scored on how much of its output software can produce today and linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job.

SOC code
27-3041.00
Activities scored
6
Handed to agents
5
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · EditorsSOC 27-3041.00
Edit and proofread contentWhat can do this →
88% · agent
Write articles and contentWhat can do this →
85% · agent
Verify facts and data accuracyWhat can do this →
82% · agent
Design publication layoutsWhat can do this →
78% · agent
75% · agent
Supervise editorial staffWhat can do this →
25% · you keep
The team5 agents · 5 need no setup
Editorial agent
Microsoft Word · Adobe Acrobat · Google Docs
● No integration needed
Content writing agent
Microsoft Word · Google Docs · WordPress
● No integration needed
Fact-checking agent
Web · Search · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
Layout design agent
Adobe InDesign · Adobe Illustrator · Adobe Photoshop
● No integration needed
Content strategy agent
Google Analytics · Microsoft PowerPoint · Search
● No integration needed
You keep this
Make final publication decisions and manuscript acceptance recommendationsOwn editorial policy and publishing directionNegotiate contracts and manage key author relationshipsApprove final content before publication

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.

Start with these three.

The most automatable work in this job, and what actually addresses it. Each one has a page of its own showing every occupation that does it.

Edit and proofread content88% · judgment, authorisation and strategy · barely automatable
Write articles and content85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Verify facts and data accuracy82% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable