How Exposed Are UK Jobs to Generative AI? Developing and Applying a Novel Task-Based Index
|Table 1: Task Categories Task Category|Descriptors (In your job, how important is…)| |Manual|Carrying, pushing or pulling heavy objects <br><br>Working for long periods on physical activities <br><br>Mending, repairing, assembling, constructing or adjusting things <br><br>Knowledge of how to use or operate tools, equipment or machinery| |Cognitive| |Reading|Reading written information such as forms, notices or signs <br><br>Reading short documents such as short reports, letters or emails <br><br>Reading long documents such as long reports, manuals, articles or books| |Writing|Writing material such as forms, notices or signs <br><br>Writing short documents <br><br>Writing long documents with correct spelling and grammar| |Numeracy|Adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing numbers <br><br>Calculations using decimals, percentages or fractions <br><br>Calculations using more advanced mathematical or statistical procedures| |Planning and Organising|Planning your own activities <br><br>Planning the activities of others <br><br>Organising one's own time <br><br>Thinking ahead <br><br>Developing plans to put new ideas into practice| |Expertise and Innovation|Specialist knowledge or understanding <br><br>Keeping up-to-date with and applying new knowledge to your job <br><br>Developing new or improved work processes, products or services| |Problem Analysis|Spotting problems or faults <br><br>Working out the cause of problems or faults <br><br>Thinking of solutions to problems <br><br>Analysing complex problems in depth| |Interpersonal| |Professional Communication|Instructing, training or teaching people, individually or in groups <br><br>Making speeches or presentations <br><br>Persuading or influencing others| |Client Interaction|Dealing with people <br><br>Counselling, advising or caring for customers or clients <br><br>Selling a product or service <br><br>Knowledge of particular products or services| |Collaboration|Working with a team of people <br><br>Listening carefully to colleagues <br><br>Cooperating with colleagues| |Emotion and Impression|Managing your own feelings <br><br>Handling the feelings of other|