# Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers

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

- **SOC code:** 27-3043.05
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/roles/role-27-3043-05
- **Also known as:** Author, Freelance Writer, Novelist, Songwriter, Creative Writer, Fiction Writer, Librettist, Lyricist
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap (how codifiable the work is), not jobs lost or a forecast. Every figure below is traced to a named public dataset.

## What this work is

**Core tasks** (O*NET):
- Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays.
- Develop factors such as themes, plots, characterizations, psychological analyses, historical environments, action, and dialogue to create material.
- Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers.
- Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events.
- Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers.
- Write narrative, dramatic, lyric, or other types of poetry for publication.
- Conduct research to obtain factual information and authentic detail, using sources such as newspaper accounts, diaries, and interviews.
- Write words to fit musical compositions, including lyrics for operas, musical plays, and choral works.
- Adapt text to accommodate musical requirements of composers and singers.
- Confer with clients, editors, publishers, or producers to discuss changes or revisions to written material.
- Plan project arrangements or outlines, and organize material accordingly.
- Follow appropriate procedures to get copyrights for completed work.

## Skills, tools, capabilities

**Knowledge, skills & abilities** (O*NET, highest importance first):
- Writing _(essential_skill)_
- Written Expression _(ability)_
- English Language _(knowledge)_
- Reading Comprehension _(essential_skill)_
- Fluency of Ideas _(ability)_
- Written Comprehension _(ability)_
- Originality _(ability)_
- Communications and Media _(knowledge)_
- Speaking _(essential_skill)_
- Oral Comprehension _(ability)_
- Near Vision _(ability)_
- Critical Thinking _(essential_skill)_

**Skills in demand:**
- Writing _(Common Skill)_
- English Language _(Common Skill)_
- Reading Comprehension _(Common Skill)_
- Critical Thinking _(Common Skill)_
- Active Learning _(Common Skill)_
- Active Listening _(Common Skill)_
- Inductive Reasoning _(Common Skill)_
- Social Perceptiveness _(Common Skill)_
- Information Ordering _(Specialized Skill)_
- Deductive Reasoning _(Common Skill)_
- Complex Problem Solving _(Common Skill)_
- WordPress _(Specialized Skill)_

**Tools & technology:**
- Adobe Acrobat _(hot technology)_
- Adobe Creative Cloud software _(hot technology)_
- Adobe Illustrator _(hot technology)_
- Adobe InDesign _(hot technology)_
- Adobe Photoshop _(hot technology)_
- Facebook _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Excel _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Office software _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft PowerPoint _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Word _(hot technology)_
- WordPress _(hot technology)_
- Apple iWork Pages

## AI exposure & outlook

- **AI task-overlap index:** 88th percentile (High) across all occupations — composite of current-era exposure studies (ai-exposure-index-v1).
- **Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.):** 73rd percentile (High) — source: felten_aioe.
- **LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou):** 76th percentile (High) — source: eloundou_gamma.
- **AI assistant applicability (Microsoft):** 100th percentile (High) — source: microsoft_applicability.
- **Frey–Osborne (2013, historical computerization estimate):** 21st percentile — kept separate from current-era studies.
- **Remote-capable (Dingel–Neiman):** yes — task structure, not who actually works remote.
- **Projected employment (BLS 2024–34):** 3.6% growth (About average); 13.4k annual openings; 135.4k → 140.3k jobs.
- **Pay & employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** median $72,270; 47,800 employed.

## How people actually use AI here

Anthropic Economic Index — measured AI conversations mapped to this occupation's tasks:

- **Automation vs augmentation:** 50% automation, 46% augmentation (usage-weighted).
- **Autonomy median:** 4.0 (higher = AI acts more independently).
- **Dominant collaboration mode:** directive.

**Tasks most handed to AI here:**
- Develop factors such as themes, plots, characterizations, psychological analyses, historical environments, action, and dialogue, to create material. _(116.0% of measured AI use; directive)_
- Write narrative, dramatic, lyric, or other types of poetry for publication. _(13.7% of measured AI use; task iteration)_
- Write humorous material for publication, or for performances such as comedy routines, gags, and comedy shows. _(10.3% of measured AI use; task iteration)_
- Adapt text to accommodate musical requirements of composers and singers. _(3.2% of measured AI use; directive)_
- Write words to fit musical compositions, including lyrics for operas, musical plays, and choral works. _(2.0% of measured AI use; task iteration)_
- Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events. _(1.0% of measured AI use; directive)_
- Plan project arrangements or outlines, and organize material accordingly. _(0.7% of measured AI use; directive)_
- Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers. _(0.6% of measured AI use; task iteration)_

**Example prompts (honest phrasings of the tasks above — starting points, not endorsed instructions):**
- Help me develop factors such as themes, plots, characterizations, psychological analyses, historical environments, action, and dialogue, to create material.
- Help me write narrative, dramatic, lyric, or other types of poetry for publication.
- Help me write humorous material for publication, or for performances such as comedy routines, gags, and comedy shows.
- Help me adapt text to accommodate musical requirements of composers and singers.
- Help me write words to fit musical compositions, including lyrics for operas, musical plays, and choral works.

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS Employment Projections** (2024–2034) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **Microsoft “Working with AI”** (working-with-ai) — Microsoft Research. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130
- **AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE)** (Felten, Raj & Seamans) — academic. https://github.com/AIOE-Data/AIOE
- **Frey & Osborne (2013)** (frey-osborne-automation) — academic. https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/publications/the-future-of-employment/
- **Dingel & Neiman (2020)** (dingel-neiman-workathome) — academic. https://github.com/jdingel/DingelNeiman-workathome

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-27-3043-05_