Headline risk
6%
Low RiskDisc jockeys, except radio
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
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 prerecorded music for live audiences at venues or events such as clubs, parties, or wedding receptions. May use techniques such as mixing, cutting, or sampling to manipulate recordings. May also perform as emcee (master of ceremonies).
Task evidence
Task primitive coverage is not published for this occupation.
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
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Employment 2024
15.4K
Projected Change (2024–34)
3.8%
Openings (2024–34)
1.5K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of announcers and DJs is projected to grow 2 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Role Profile
Technologies
Requirements
Worker profile
Median age 41.5 · 274K employed
Under 25: 8% · 25–54: 69% · 55+: 23%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
8/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
major_group_fallback · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Announcers present news and sports or may interview guests on media such as radio and television. Disc jockeys (DJs) act as masters of ceremonies (emcees) or play recorded music at weddings, parties, or clubs.
Many announcers and DJs work in radio and television studios or are self-employed. Some work part time, and schedules might include early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
Entry requirements for announcers and DJs vary. Broadcast announcers and radio DJs typically need a bachelor’s degree in journalism, broadcasting, or communications; experience gained from internships or working at a school radio or television station is helpful. Other types of DJs typically need a high school diploma and some on-the-job training.
The median hourly wage for broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys was $21.96 in May 2024.
Overall employment of announcers and DJs is projected to grow 2 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.