The Anatomy of
Automated Work
A ledger of forty-five American professions — what they are paid, what they are worth, and how much of what they do a machine can now be taught to do.
Chapter One — The Field
Forty-five professions, laid out by what they are worth
Each cell is a profession, ordered by total addressable market. The amber baseline underneath each one marks the share of its tasks that can be completely automated. Open any cell to read its dossier.
Fig. 01The holdings grid. Cell order follows TAM; the amber underline follows automation share.
Chapter Two — The Map
Reach against action
Every profession, plotted. Automation share runs east; economic impact runs north; the area of each mark follows employment. Marks past the automation median are set in amber. Select a mark to open its dossier.
Fig. 02Reach v. action. The upper-right quadrant is where the money and the machines meet.
Chapter Three — The Ledger
The full accounting
Sort any column. Negative growth is set in parentheses, the accountant’s way. Names open dossiers.
Table 01The ledger of 45 professions
| Profession | Employment | Avg wage | TAM ($B) | Automation | Impact ($B) | Growth | Adoption | Greenfield ($B) |
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