Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers

AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
54%
risk level
POLLING
34%
Based on 128 votes
LABOR DEMAND *
GROWTH
4.1%
by year 2032
WAGES
$73,690
or $35.42 per hour
Volume
49,450
as of 2023

Employment data isn't available specifically for this occupation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, so we are using the data from Writers and Authors.

SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
5.6/10

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Automation risk

54% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some very important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Originality

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

34% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a higher chance of automation: 54% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Writers and Authors' job openings is expected to rise 4.1% by 2032

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2023.

Wages

High paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Writers and Authors' was $73,690, or $35 per hour

'Writers and Authors' were paid 53.3% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 49,450 people employed as 'Writers and Authors' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 3 thousand people are employed as 'Writers and Authors'.

Job description

Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance.

SOC Code: 27-3043.05

Comments

Ele (Low) 5 days ago
Seeing how society works, I think there's a high chance for people (especially creatives) to retaliate against AI written content. Additionally, it doesn't take two cents for someone to sense something's fishy with someone's writing. It is understandable that the bar for consumption for medias such as poetry and lyrics are low, but at the same time I do find that a factor why it's low is because of the relatability people have in these. If AI were to write it, the humanity in these pieces will disappear and just fall flat.

Indeed, AI can replicate this field as much as it wants for a quick buck. Once it's found, it's a dead end from there.
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Sunnie (Moderate) 24 days ago
you just need to know your rhymes and know how to properly write and I think that AI can probably do that
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ugh (Low) 2 months ago
to make REAL poetry you need feelings and to have feelings you need a brain
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Brook 1 year ago
Don't forget the fact that humans' feelings play an important role in this field. Even if AI generates art works as good as above the average, which one do you think people would choose to enjoy, AI or human artist?
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Psalm (Highly likely) 2 years ago
Most novels, songs, and poems produced are of relatively low quality. The bar for consumption is equally low, and will be lowered further still as time progresses. AI can perform adequately, and adequacy is all producers need. So what if AI can't match a master of the craft? How many true masters are there in the field as it is?

AI is faster and cheaper. High volume produced at a low cost equals profit, especially in the current marketplace. And yes, it is a marketplace. There is nothing seen as holy about human effort in the creative industries.
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bro (Low) 2 years ago
Robot can't write creatively
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