AI exposure: Audio and Video Technicians
Set up, maintain, and dismantle audio and video equipment, such as microphones, sound speakers, connecting wires and cables, sound and mixing boards, video cameras, video monitors and servers, and related electronic equipment for live or recorded events, such as concerts, meetings, conventions, presentations, podcasts, news conferences, and sporting events.
Reading this score
computed36.4% of this occupation's weighted task load is exposed, which puts Audio and Video Technicians at the 64th percentile of 923 occupations. The capability is largely there. Its average task scores 2.3 out of 4 on what a current system can produce, and the frictions that hold other jobs in place are comparatively weak here.
No single friction dominates this occupation. The strongest is context at 1.52 out of 3 and the weakest is accountability at 0.53, which is a narrow spread. Where nothing structural stands in the way, exposure tracks capability almost directly, and capability is the thing that changes every quarter.
The most exposed thing this job does is Develop manuals, texts, workbooks, or related materials for use in conjunction with production..., at 86.7%. The least is Obtain, set up, and load videotapes for scheduled productions or broadcasts, at 0.0%. A gap of 86.7% between two parts of the same job is the reason this index publishes at task level. An occupation-wide number would have hidden both.
Within arts, design, entertainment, sports and media occupations, this one is less exposed than the median of 38.5% across the group's 40 roles, with 20 scoring higher. Being in an exposed family does not make a particular job exposed, and the reverse holds too.
What would move this score. Of 29 tasks, 21 are currently banded exposed, 2 assisted and 6 untouched. For that distribution to shift materially would take systems being given deeper access to the organisation's own records and history, which is already happening. The score is re-computed every quarter against a fresh capability reference, and the change is published rather than quietly applied.
Task by task
29 tasks, O*NET 31.0| Task | Exposed | Assisted | Untouched | Importance | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develop manuals, texts, workbooks, or related materials for use in conjunction with production materials or for training. | 86.7% | 13.3% | 0.0% | 2.93 | exposed |
| Compress, digitize, duplicate, and store audio and video data. | 83.3% | 16.7% | 0.0% | 3.71 | exposed |
| Organize and maintain compliance, license, and warranty information related to audio and video facilities. | 76.7% | 23.3% | 0.0% | 2.95 | exposed |
| Analyze and maintain data logs for audio-visual activities. | 73.3% | 26.7% | 0.0% | 2.94 | exposed |
| Plan and develop pre-production ideas into outlines, scripts, story boards, and graphics, using own ideas or specifications of assignments. | 65.0% | 10.0% | 25.0% | 3.03 | exposed |
| Edit videotapes by erasing and removing portions of programs and adding video or sound as required. | 60.0% | 15.0% | 25.0% | 3.30 | exposed |
| Inform users of audio and videotaping service policies and procedures. | 55.4% | 32.1% | 12.5% | 2.95 | exposed |
| Determine formats, approaches, content, levels, and mediums to effectively meet objectives within budgetary constraints, using research, knowledge, and training. | 55.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 3.37 | exposed |
| Monitor incoming and outgoing pictures and sound feeds to ensure quality and notify directors of any possible problems. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 3.65 | exposed |
| Perform narration of productions or present announcements. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 3.03 | exposed |
| Notify supervisors when major equipment repairs are needed. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 4.08 | exposed |
| Meet with directors and senior members of camera crews to discuss assignments and determine filming sequences, camera movements, and picture composition. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 3.19 | exposed |
| Record and edit audio material, such as movie soundtracks, using audio recording and editing equipment. | 35.0% | 15.0% | 50.0% | 3.48 | exposed |
| Mix and regulate sound inputs and feeds or coordinate audio feeds with television pictures. | 33.3% | 16.7% | 50.0% | 3.58 | exposed |
| Produce rough and finished graphics and graphic designs. | 33.3% | 16.7% | 50.0% | 3.27 | exposed |
| Obtain and preview musical performance programs prior to events to become familiar with the order and approximate times of pieces. | 33.3% | 16.7% | 50.0% | 3.13 | exposed |
| Install, adjust, and operate electronic equipment to record, edit, and transmit radio and television programs, motion pictures, video conferencing, or multimedia presentations. | 30.0% | 20.0% | 50.0% | 3.69 | exposed |
| Maintain inventories of audio and videotapes and related supplies. | 30.0% | 20.0% | 50.0% | 3.13 | exposed |
| Control the lights and sound of events, such as live concerts, before and after performances, and during intermissions. | 26.7% | 23.3% | 50.0% | 3.58 | exposed |
| Switch sources of video input from one camera or studio to another, from film to live programming, or from network to local programming. | 26.7% | 23.3% | 50.0% | 3.49 | exposed |
| Conduct training sessions on selection, use, and design of audio-visual materials and on operation of presentation equipment. | 26.7% | 23.3% | 50.0% | 3.11 | exposed |
| Reserve audio-visual equipment and facilities, such as meeting rooms. | 23.3% | 26.7% | 50.0% | 3.38 | assisted |
| Locate and secure settings, properties, effects, and other production necessities. | 23.3% | 26.7% | 50.0% | 3.22 | assisted |
| Diagnose and resolve media system problems. | 13.3% | 11.7% | 75.0% | 3.83 | untouched |
| Perform minor repairs and routine cleaning of audio and video equipment. | 13.3% | 11.7% | 75.0% | 3.41 | untouched |
| Design layouts of audio and video equipment and perform upgrades and maintenance. | 13.3% | 11.7% | 75.0% | 3.37 | untouched |
| Direct and coordinate activities of assistants and other personnel during production. | 10.0% | 15.0% | 75.0% | 3.71 | untouched |
| Construct and position properties, sets, lighting equipment, and other equipment. | 7.5% | 5.0% | 87.5% | 3.40 | untouched |
| Obtain, set up, and load videotapes for scheduled productions or broadcasts. | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 3.28 | untouched |
Task text and importance ratings sourced from O*NET 31.0. Shares computed. The occupation score is the importance-weighted mean.
Where the score comes from
judgedEvery task is scored through the standardised work activities it maps to. These are this occupation’s averages on the six rubric dimensions. Capability is what AI can do; the other five are what stands in the way.
| Dimension | Mean | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | 2.31 | 0-4 |
| Embodiment | 1.45 | 0-3 |
| Presence | 1.02 | 0-3 |
| Accountability | 0.53 | 0-3 |
| Context | 1.52 | 0-3 |
| Verification cost | 0.97 | 0-3 |
What this means in practice
Where most of a role's weighted task load is exposed, the work that survives is usually the part of the job nobody wrote into the job description: deciding what should be produced rather than producing it, and being answerable for the result. The tasks lowest on this page are a better guide to where to spend your time than any general advice about the future of work.
Occupations either side of this one
The four closest scores in the same occupational family, then the four closest anywhere in the index.
Read this carefully. Exposure is not displacement. A high score means current AI systems can produce this work, not that anyone will stop paying a person to do it. Adoption depends on economics, regulation and inertia that this index deliberately does not model. How the score is built.