Creative and media jobs most exposed to AI
SOC major group 27, arts, design, entertainment, sports and media, ranked from the highest exposed share downward. Release v2026.Q3, capability reference date 2026-09-15, built on O*NET 31.0.
Generation models hit the production step hardest. What holds the rest of these jobs together is usually the brief, the client and the judgment about what is good, none of which is production.
| # | Occupation | Exposed | Assisted | Median pay | Rank of 923 | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technical Writers | 68.9% | 16.3% | $90,390 | 8 | exposed |
| 2 | Writers and Authors | 65.7% | 17.2% | $76,910 | 15 | exposed |
| 3 | Editors | 63.1% | 15.9% | $77,920 | 28 | exposed |
| 4 | Interpreters and Translators | 62.6% | 27.5% | $60,170 | 32 | exposed |
| 5 | Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers | 61.3% | 14.4% | $76,910 | 38 | exposed |
| 6 | Public Relations Specialists | 56.1% | 18.9% | $74,750 | 67 | exposed |
| 7 | Special Effects Artists and Animators | 51.7% | 15.0% | $102,030 | 98 | exposed |
| 8 | Graphic Designers | 51.2% | 17.7% | $62,960 | 102 | exposed |
| 9 | Film and Video Editors | 51.0% | 17.3% | $75,420 | 104 | exposed |
| 10 | News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists | 50.3% | 19.9% | $62,200 | 107 | exposed |
| 11 | Fashion Designers | 49.1% | 20.2% | $80,960 | 118 | exposed |
| 12 | Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners | 48.0% | 24.8% | $72,420 | 126 | exposed |
| 13 | Music Directors and Composers | 45.4% | 13.7% | $73,710 | 161 | exposed |
| 14 | Producers and Directors | 44.7% | 19.7% | $90,360 | 180 | exposed |
| 15 | Art Directors | 43.4% | 21.6% | $114,850 | 205 | exposed |
| 16 | Media Programming Directors | 42.8% | 21.6% | $90,360 | 219 | exposed |
| 17 | Commercial and Industrial Designers | 42.3% | 21.7% | $83,910 | 230 | exposed |
| 18 | Disc Jockeys, Except Radio | 41.8% | 19.4% | n/a | 235 | exposed |
| 19 | Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys | 41.3% | 22.2% | $47,340 | 248 | exposed |
| 20 | Broadcast Technicians | 38.5% | 21.0% | $59,570 | 295 | exposed |
| 21 | Audio and Video Technicians | 36.4% | 18.9% | $58,100 | 336 | exposed |
| 22 | Set and Exhibit Designers | 36.3% | 20.5% | $75,240 | 340 | exposed |
| 23 | Interior Designers | 35.9% | 23.0% | $67,190 | 349 | exposed |
| 24 | Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators | 34.6% | 14.6% | $55,490 | 372 | untouched |
| 25 | Craft Artists | 34.5% | 14.6% | $46,080 | 375 | untouched |
| 26 | Floral Designers | 34.3% | 15.4% | $37,360 | 377 | untouched |
| 27 | Sound Engineering Technicians | 34.3% | 18.1% | $73,130 | 379 | exposed |
| 28 | Photographers | 31.0% | 11.2% | $44,660 | 419 | untouched |
| 29 | Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film | 29.6% | 14.2% | $74,990 | 439 | untouched |
| 30 | Talent Directors | 29.1% | 22.3% | $90,360 | 450 | exposed |
| 31 | Media Technical Directors/Managers | 28.1% | 19.7% | $90,360 | 458 | untouched |
| 32 | Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers | 26.8% | 12.4% | $39,390 | 471 | untouched |
| 33 | Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials | 25.1% | 24.0% | $40,710 | 490 | untouched |
| 34 | Choreographers | 24.6% | 15.4% | $55,310 | 497 | untouched |
| 35 | Coaches and Scouts | 22.2% | 22.2% | $47,320 | 542 | untouched |
| 36 | Actors | 22.1% | 14.3% | n/a | 544 | untouched |
| 37 | Musicians and Singers | 19.7% | 11.6% | n/a | 606 | untouched |
| 38 | Dancers | 11.5% | 4.3% | n/a | 766 | untouched |
| 39 | Lighting Technicians | 11.4% | 10.5% | $68,060 | 768 | untouched |
| 40 | Athletes and Sports Competitors | 8.4% | 6.2% | $66,710 | 821 | untouched |
How to read this
Exposed is the share of an occupation’s weighted task load that a generally available AI system can produce today with little structural friction. Assisted is work it can produce but cannot finish alone, because somebody has to be present, accountable, or because checking the output costs as much as doing the work. Untouched is work it cannot produce at all.
Every figure here is computed from task level ratings, and every occupation links to the page that shows its own tasks. If a rating looks wrong, the task is the level to argue at: how this is measured.
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Exposure is not displacement. This index measures what current systems can produce and what stands in the way. It does not forecast job losses, and it models no adoption, employment or wage effect.