How much does a pilot manually control/steer a plane?

Hey guys/gals I recently found this sub because I was an anxious flyer and wanted to track some flights that I would be going on, turns out it actually has come into a full blown hobby of mine looking at all the different flights in the sky and different types of air crafts, it’s so impressive and I have massive amounts of respect for everyone in the aviation industry!! I recently finished up a construction project at Toronto airport and it was amazing watching the big airbuses land and takeoff, even got to see drakes private OVO plane a couple of times.

Would love a pilots answer on this because I’m curious and fascinated ! I was wondering how much of a flight does a pilot actually manually control themselves? When I was growing up my parents told me ( to calm me down) that commercial pilots take control of the aircraft on takeoff and landing and everything else is auto pilot which I’m sure is not true. Do pilots steer when they’re turning, ascending and descending?

Thanks everyone!