Takeover Tracker

35%medium risk
Editors
vs

38 shared · 18 different

core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricEditorsPoets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Risk Score35.1%34.7%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile66th65th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)8 / 159 / 15
Median Salary$75,260$72,270
Employment95K48K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Thinking Creatively
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Education and Training
Written Comprehension
Originality
Developing Objectives and Strategies
WritingAI-Augmented
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Reading ComprehensionAI-Vulnerable
Speech Recognition
Time Management
Communications and Media

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Editors

31%

total discount

Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers

30%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Editors

8 of 15 at risk
86%Monitor news-gathering operations to ensure utilization of all news sources, such as press releases, telephone contacts, radio, television, wire services, and other reporters.
78%Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.
75%Review and approve proofs submitted by composing room prior to publication production.
65%Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
61%Write text, such as headlines, stories, articles, editorials, or newsletters.

Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers

9 of 15 at risk
85%Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers.
85%Follow appropriate procedures to get copyrights for completed work.
54%Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events.
53%Conduct research to obtain factual information and authentic detail, using sources such as newspaper accounts, diaries, and interviews.
53%Write humorous material for publication, or for performances such as comedy routines, gags, and comedy shows.

Wage Comparison

Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers earns -$2,990(-4%) vs Editors
EditorsPoets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
10th
$36,200$41,080
25th
$50,210$52,890
Median
$75,260$72,270
75th
$101,210$98,320
90th
$140,840$133,680

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