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AI Work Index

Headline risk

3%

Very Low Risk

Makeup artists, theatrical and performance

United States AI Work IndexISCO 5142crosswalk_exact

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

7 current · 7.6 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 93%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $50K

Median annual wage

Demand 8%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 3

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Apply makeup to performers to reflect period, setting, and situation of their role.

Task evidence

93% 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 50,280

Employment 2024

7.0K

Projected Change (2024–34)

8.1%

Openings (2024–34)

1.1K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 22,01025th pctl: USD 28,850Median: USD 50,28075th pctl: USD 132,530Top 10%: USD 157,090

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: Postsecondary nondegree award Experience: —

Role Profile

AdaptabilityCreativity and innovationInterpersonal

Tasks

  • 1. Clean supplies such as makeup brushes.
  • 2. Apply makeup to enhance or alter the appearance of people appearing in productions such as movies. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Alter or maintain makeup during productions as necessary to compensate for lighting changes or to achieve continuity of effect. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Duplicate work precisely to replicate characters' appearances on a daily basis. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Analyze a script, noting events that affect each character's appearance, so that plans can be made for each scene. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Confer with stage or motion picture officials and performers to determine desired effects. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Adobe PhotoshopFacebookIntuit QuickBooksMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft Outlook

Requirements

Work context

Physical Proximity 5.0/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.9/5
E-Mail 4.8/5
Contact With Others 4.6/5
Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team 4.6/5
Time Pressure 4.5/5

Worker profile

Median age 42.4 · 302K employed

Under 25: 7% · 25–54: 72% · 55+: 22%

Related

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

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