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Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. Even so, the BLS expects 9.7% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #118 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +9.7% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $82,890 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 26,900 in the US, with about 2,400 openings a year
The work, 13 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI does this: Promote products, services, or programs17%
AI performed this in about 1 in 117 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Collect fares or payments13%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Perform recruiting or hiring activities11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise11%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Coordinate group, community, or public activities11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Negotiate contracts or agreements8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Respond to customer problems or inquiries8%
AI performed this in about 1 in 6 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
AI helps with this: Develop professional relationships or networks7%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,715 conversations, and it got them there 95% of the time.
AI does this: Implement procedures or processes4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 377 Copilot conversations and completed it 89% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect facilities or equipment2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on legal or regulatory matters2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 456 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI does this: Advise others on financial matters2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 676 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 110 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 2,400 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 26% of the workEmergency Management Directors35% AI does, against 44% here+3.9% by 2035 · $93,330 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 26% of the workSocial and Community Service Managers24% AI does, against 44% here+7.2% by 2035 · $80,390 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 24% of the workGambling Managers30% AI does, against 44% here+3.6% by 2035 · $93,220 · High school diploma
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On the wire.
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deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.27, higher than 84% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 13-1011 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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