Photographic process workers and processing machine operators
AI displacement risk
20%
AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.
11.2 current · 10.9 projected·Confidence medium
Structural pressure, not a prediction of job loss. Displacement tends to arrive through slower hiring, wage compression and role redesign before layoffs.
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
Perform work involved in developing and processing photographic images from film or digital media. May perform precision tasks such as editing photographic negatives and prints.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 3% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 40,100
Employment 2024
11.2K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-2.6%
Openings (2024–34)
1.5K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Projections published, but no prose outlook available.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Select digital images for printing, specify number of images to be printed, and direct to printer, using computer software. AI use: 0%
- 2. Create prints according to customer specifications and laboratory protocols. AI use: 0%
- 3. Review computer-processed digital images for quality. AI use: 0%
- 4. Operate scanners or related computer equipment to digitize negatives, photographic prints, or other images. AI use: 0%
- 5. Set or adjust machine controls, according to specifications, type of operation, or material requirements. AI use: 0%
- 6. Load digital images onto computers directly from cameras or from storage devices, such as flash memory cards or universal serial bus (USB) devices. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 40.6 · 55K employed
Under 25: 4% · 25–54: 80% · 55+: 16%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 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
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.