Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers

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Calculated automation risk

23% (Low Risk)

Low Risk (21-40%): This occupation has a lower risk of full replacement by AI, software, or robotic systems. Some tasks may be automated or assisted, but the role usually still relies on human judgement, communication, responsibility, physical adaptability, or practical decision-making.

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Human strengths important in this job

These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.

Thinking creatively

Very important
Why this matters
Coming up with original ideas and designs—creating new concepts, products, systems, or artistic work. This kind of open-ended invention and taste-based judgment is harder to automate end-to-end than routine, rule-based tasks.
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Social perceptiveness

Quite important
Why this matters
Noticing others’ emotions and reactions in the moment and adjusting what you say or do based on why they’re responding that way.
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Working directly with the public

Quite important
Why this matters
The job involves face-to-face interaction with customers, clients, or guests—answering questions, handling requests, and managing service situations in real time. Roles with frequent public interaction are harder to replace end-to-end because they rely on trust, communication, and adapting to unpredictable human needs.
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Critical thinking

Quite important
Why this matters
Weigh options using logic and evidence, spot weaknesses in arguments, and choose the best approach when there isn’t a single clear answer.
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Developing objectives and strategies

Quite important
Why this matters
Sets long-term goals and chooses strategies and actions to reach them, weighing tradeoffs and adapting plans as conditions change.
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Active learning

Quite important
Why this matters
Keeps learning from new information and applying it to make better decisions now and in the future, especially when situations change.
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What users think

Based on 158 votes

34% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 23% chance of automation.

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

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Pay & outlook

Wages

High paid relative to other professions

In 2024, the median annual wage for Writers and Authors was $72,270 ($35 per hour).

The median annual wage for Writers and Authors was 46.0% higher than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Growth

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Writers and Authors' job openings is expected to rise 3.6% by 2034

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2024 there were 47,800 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'.

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What people are saying (7)

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ugh (Low)
24 May 2024 18:44
to make REAL poetry you need feelings and to have feelings you need a brain
Ele (Low)
21 Jul 2024 16:38
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.
Brook
08 Jun 2023 01:26
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?
bro (Low)
20 Nov 2021 20:36
Robot can't write creatively
Anonymous (Low)
12 Nov 2025 11:34
I don't think it would be accepted by the Shakespeare purists.
Psalm (Highly likely)
09 Mar 2022 14:51
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.
Sunnie (Moderate)
03 Jul 2024 03:49
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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Job description

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

O*NET-SOC code: 27-3043.05