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Audio and Video Technicians
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 3.9% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #370 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +3.9% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $58,100 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 87,600 in the US, with about 6,600 openings a year
The work, 21 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 helps with this: Maintain electronic, computer, or other technical equipment14%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,196 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Operate audiovisual or related equipment11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Alter audio or video recordings10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Notify others of emergencies or problems7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Set up equipment5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 511 conversations, and it got them there 95% of the time.
AI helps with this: Operate communications equipment or systems4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,650 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI does this: Process digital or online data4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 136 Copilot conversations and completed it 81% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor equipment operation3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Train others on operational or work procedures3%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI helps with this: Create decorative objects or parts of objects3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 559 conversations, and it got them there 51% of the time.
AI does this: Determine operational methods or procedures3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 461 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI does this: Study details of artistic productions2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,233 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
AI does this: Write material for artistic or commercial purposes2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 95 Copilot conversations and completed it 89% of the time.
Still yours: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Communicate with others about specifications or project details2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 117 Copilot conversations and completed it 78% of the time.
AI does this: Prepare informational or instructional materials2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 51 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Create visual designs or displays2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 78 conversations, and it got them there 40% of the time.
AI does this: Provide information or assistance to the public2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 7 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
AI does this: Compile records, documentation, or other data2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 301 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 104 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 6,600 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 44% of the workCamera Operators, Television, Video, and Film12% AI does, against 18% here+1.3% by 2035 · $74,990 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 22% of the workElectrical Engineers13% AI does, against 18% here+9.9% by 2035 · $120,630 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 22% of the workShip Engineers3% AI does, against 18% here+2.7% by 2035 · $109,530 · Postsecondary certificate
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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 0.17, higher than 60% 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, 27-4011 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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