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AI Work Index

Headline risk

5%

Low Risk

Film and video editors

United States AI Work IndexISCO 2654title_match

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

43.5 current · 45.2 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $71K

Median annual wage

Demand 4%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 4

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May work with a producer or director to organize images for final production. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 21% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 70,980

Employment 2024

43.5K

Projected Change (2024–34)

4.0%

Openings (2024–34)

3.6K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 39,17025th pctl: USD 50,230Median: USD 70,98075th pctl: USD 101,570Top 10%: USD 145,900

Demand outlook

Overall employment of film and video editors and camera operators is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.

Education: Bachelor's degree Experience: None

Role Profile

AdaptabilityCreativity and innovationComputers and information technology

Tasks

  • 1. Review footage sequence by sequence to become familiar with it before assembling it into a final product. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts or the instructions of directors and producers. AI use: 95%
  • 3. Review assembled films or edited videotapes on screens or monitors to determine if corrections are necessary. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Select and combine the most effective shots of each scene to form a logical and smoothly running story. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Verify key numbers and time codes on materials. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Adobe After EffectsAdobe Creative Cloud softwareAdobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopMicrosoft Office softwareTikTok

Requirements

Telework: <40%Telework: >60%

Work context

E-Mail 5.0/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 5.0/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.9/5
Time Pressure 4.7/5
Spend Time Sitting 4.6/5
Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team 4.5/5

Worker profile

Median age 36.5 · 129K employed

Under 25: 15% · 25–54: 74% · 55+: 12%

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