Headline risk
37%
High RiskContent Strategist
AI displacement pressure score based on US employment data, wages, and demand signals. Built from 3 related occupations weighted by relevance.
Why this score
88% of tasks overlap with current AI
39% human advantage from judgment & presence
73% demand buffer from the local labour market
These factors interact with each other — the final score is not a simple sum of these bars.
Share of tasks AI can handle today
Work that requires human presence or coordination
How strong local hiring demand is for this role
How complete the underlying data is
Workflow profile
How this role's daily work breaks down across different dimensions.
Workflow dimensions (0 = low, 1 = high)
US employment data
Employment overview
Share of job tasks AI can currently perform
Annual median wage
Projected employment change 2024–2034
Education and training typically needed
Key metrics
Job zone
4The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.
Median wage
USD 72,270USD 52,890 to USD 98,320
Openings
13.4K3.6% projected change
Median age
44.7234K employed
What this job involves
Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.
Entry requirements: Moderate preparation
The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.
Wage context
Median annual
USD 72,270
Mean annual
USD 85,780
10th percentile: USD 41,080
25th percentile: USD 52,890
75th percentile: USD 98,320
90th percentile: USD 133,680
Hourly median: USD 35
Employment: 47,800 workers
Demand outlook
Current employment
135.4K
Projected employment
140.3K
Openings: 13.4K
Projected change: 3.6%
Education: Bachelor's degree
Work experience: None
On-the-job training: Long-term on-the-job training
Median wage: USD 72,270
Employment of writers and authors is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Workforce profile
Based on a survey of workers currently in this occupation.
Protects from AI displacement
- Can telework <0.5% of workers
- License required 15.1% of workers
Supports career resilience
- Verbal interaction 79.7% of workers
Typical background
- Certificate <10% of workers
Other characteristics
- Specific vocational preparation <10% of workers
- Adaptability: Work schedule variability 78.2% of workers
- Pace: Control of workload 84.9% of workers
- Work reviewed <5% of workers
Day-to-day work
Writers and authors develop written content for various types of media.
Writers and authors may work anywhere they have access to a computer. Many writers and authors are self-employed.
A college degree in English, communications, or journalism is generally required for a full-time position as a writer or author. Experience gained through internships or any writing that improves skill, such as blogging, is beneficial.
Key tasks
- 1. Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays. · AI can do 0%
- 2. Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers. · AI can do 82%
- 3. Develop factors such as themes, plots, characterizations, psychological analyses, historical environments, action, and dialogue to create material. · AI can do 0%
- 4. Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers. · AI can do 0%
- 5. Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events. · AI can do 0%
- 6. Conduct research to obtain factual information and authentic detail, using sources such as newspaper accounts, diaries, and interviews. · AI can do 0%
Tools commonly used
Work environment
- E-Mail 5.0/5
- Contact With Others 4.9/5
- Time Pressure 4.7/5
- Telephone Conversations 4.7/5
- Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals 4.6/5
- Freedom to Make Decisions 4.6/5
Who does this work
Median age: 44.7
234K employed · Under 25: 3% · 25–54: 69% · 55+: 27%
Data sources: O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Component occupations
How this score works
The score measures how much this role's tasks overlap with current AI capabilities, adjusted for human-only requirements and local job market demand. This is a structural pressure estimate, not a prediction of job losses. Learn how scores work →