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AI Work Index

Headline risk

19%

Moderate Risk

Motion picture projectionists

United States AI Work IndexISCO 3991major_group_fallback

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

2 current · 2 projectedConfidence low

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $38K

Median annual wage

Demand -4%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Set up and operate motion picture projection and related sound reproduction equipment.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage

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

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 38,180

Employment 2024

2.0K

Projected Change (2024–34)

-3.7%

Openings (2024–34)

0.5K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 24,16025th pctl: USD 29,250Median: USD 38,18075th pctl: USD 75,380Top 10%: USD 82,040

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: No formal educational credential Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedAdaptabilityProblem solving and decision making

Tasks

  • 1. Monitor operations to ensure that standards for sound and image projection quality are met. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Open and close facilities according to rules and schedules. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Inspect projection equipment prior to operation to ensure proper working order. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Perform regular maintenance tasks, such as rotating or replacing xenon bulbs, cleaning projectors and lenses, lubricating machinery, and keeping electrical contacts clean and tight. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Start projectors and open shutters to project images onto screens. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Set up and adjust picture projectors and screens to achieve proper size, illumination, and focus of images, and proper volume and tone of sound. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Apple macOSAutodesk AutoCADFacebookMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft Outlook

Requirements

License required: 28.4%License required: 71.6%Apprenticeship: <5%Apprenticeship: >95%Certificate: 12.7%Certificate: 87.3%

Work context

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.7/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.3/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.3/5
Freedom to Make Decisions 4.0/5
Telephone Conversations 3.9/5
Frequency of Decision Making 3.7/5

Worker profile

Median age 43.6 · 1.1M employed

Under 25: 2% · 25–54: 77% · 55+: 21%

Related

No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.

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