Will AI replace Advertising and Promotions Managers?
The Stanford WORKBank study rates tasks, not whole jobs, so it cannot say whether any one job disappears. What it shows: AI experts rate 3 of the 6 studied Advertising and Promotions Managers tasks as do-able by AI today, and 2 of those are tasks workers also want automated. Only 6 tasks were studied for this role, so treat the share as a rough signal.
of tasks in the Advertising and Promotions Managers role are ones AI can already do, per AI experts.
From a Stanford study where AI experts and advertising and promotions managers workers rated each real task (O*NET). Not a guess from the job title.
Key statistics
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- AI can already do 50% of the 6 work tasks in the Advertising and Promotions Managers role, according to AI experts in the Stanford WORKBank study (O*NET SOC 11-2011.00).
- Workers in the Advertising and Promotions Managers role rate 83% of their tasks 3 or higher out of 5 for wanting them automated (Stanford WORKBank, 1,500 U.S. workers).
- 2 of 6 Advertising and Promotions Managers tasks are Automation Green Light, wanted by workers and do-able by AI, that is 33% of the role (Stanford WORKBank).
- The typical Advertising and Promotions Managers task scores 3.32/5 for worker desire to automate and 3.39/5 for AI capability today (Stanford WORKBank, 1-5 scale).
- The Advertising and Promotions Managers role (O*NET SOC 11-2011.00) has a median U.S. wage of $149,270 and about 21,100 people employed (U.S. O*NET / BLS).
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What workers told Stanford
Of the 6 tasks studied for Advertising and Promotions Managers, 2 (33%) are in the Automation Green Light zone, AI can largely do them and workers want it. Across all tasks, workers rate 83% of their tasks 3 or higher out of 5 for wanting them automated. The typical task scores 3.32/5 for worker desire and 3.39/5 for AI capability.
All 6 tasks, most-wanted first
Inspect layouts and advertising copy, and edit scripts, audio, video, and other promotional material for adherence to specifications.
Green Lightwant 3.7 · AI 4Monitor and analyze sales promotion results to determine cost effectiveness of promotion campaigns.
Green Lightwant 3.67 · AI 4.5Read trade journals and professional literature to stay informed on trends, innovations, and changes that affect media planning.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.5 · AI 2.5Contact organizations to explain services and facilities offered.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.17 · AI 2Coordinate with the media to disseminate advertising.
R&D Opportunitywant 3 · AI 3.33Prepare budgets and submit estimates for program costs as part of campaign plan development.
Red Lightwant 2.9 · AI 4
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Lower-automation alternatives
Less of these jobs is automatable today: AI experts rate a smaller share of their tasks as doable than the 50% for Advertising and Promotions Managers (Stanford WORKBank).
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