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Desktop Publishers
Format typescript and graphic elements using computer software to produce publication-ready material.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Operate desktop publishing software and equipment to design, lay out, and produce camera-ready copy.People already use AI for this at work
- 02Position text and art elements from a variety of databases in a visually appealing way to design print or web pages, using knowledge of type styles and size and layout patterns.People already use AI for this at work
- 03Check preliminary and final proofs for errors and make necessary corrections.AI could speed this up a lot
- 04View monitors for visual representation of work in progress and for instructions and feedback throughout process, making modifications as necessary.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 05Enter text into computer keyboard and select the size and style of type, column width, and appropriate spacing for printed materials.People already use AI for this at work
- 06Prepare sample layouts for approval, using computer software.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 07Import text and art elements, such as electronic clip art or electronic files from photographs that have been scanned or produced with a digital camera, using computer software.People already use AI for this at work
- 08Study layout or other design instructions to determine work to be done and sequence of operations.AI could speed this up a lot
- 09Select number of colors and determine color separations.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 10Convert various types of files for printing or for the Internet, using computer software.People already use AI for this at work
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job loss46%of this job’s work time goes to tasks that people already do with Claude at work, counting tasks where AI only helps as half (2026).Anthropic, 2026
65%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 90% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Your human edge
AI touches every main task of this job in some way. Your edge is judgment: knowing when AI’s work is right, and checking it before it counts.