Headline risk
2%
Very Low RiskActors
AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, or film productions, or other settings for entertainment, information, or instruction. Interpret serious or comic role by speech, gesture, and body movement to entertain or inform audience. May dance and sing.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 10% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
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Employment 2024
57.0K
Projected Change (2024–34)
0.3%
Openings (2024–34)
6.3K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of actors is projected to decline 0 percent from 2024 to 2034.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Portray and interpret roles, using speech, gestures, and body movements, to entertain, inform, or instruct radio, film, television, or live audiences. AI use: 0%
- 2. Collaborate with other actors as part of an ensemble. AI use: 0%
- 3. Work closely with directors, other actors, and playwrights to find the interpretation most suited to the role. AI use: 0%
- 4. Study and rehearse roles from scripts to interpret, learn and memorize lines, stunts, and cues as directed. AI use: 0%
- 5. Learn about characters in scripts and their relationships to each other to develop role interpretations. AI use: 100%
- 6. Perform humorous and serious interpretations of emotions, actions, and situations, using body movements, facial expressions, and gestures. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Related
Source coverage
9/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Data quality
Employment data available
Narrative & sources
Actors express ideas and portray characters in theater, film, television, and other performing arts media.
Actors work in various settings, including production studios, theaters, and theme parks, or on location. Work assignments are usually short, ranging from 1 day to a few months. Part-time work is common, and work schedules may vary.
A formal education isn’t always required, but actors typically enhance their skills by taking classes in the performing arts. They also develop their skills through years of practice.
The median hourly wage for actors was $23.33 in May 2024.
Employment of actors is projected to decline 0 percent from 2024 to 2034.
Important context
This score measures structural AI displacement pressure, not actual job losses. Local wages and demand data are specific to United States AI Work Index; the underlying AI task overlap analysis is consistent across all countries.