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Broadcast Technicians
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 3.1% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- Joint #685 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -3.1% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $59,570 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 24,100 in the US, with about 1,600 openings a year
The work, 12 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: Operate communications equipment or systems32%
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.
Still yours: Monitor equipment operation16%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records12%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Maintain electronic, computer, or other technical equipment10%
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 equipment10%
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.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Alter audio or video recordings3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Train others on operational or work procedures2%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI helps with this: Determine operational methods or procedures2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 221 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Coordinate artistic or entertainment activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Confer with clients to determine needs or order specifications1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 502 conversations, and it got them there 54% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 97 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 1,600 openings a year as people retire or move on.
BLS on AITechnology including AI lets technicians do more work onsite and remotely, lowering this occupation's share. Source ↗
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
The jobs closest to this one. None of them is much less exposed.
- Shares 53% of the workAudio and Video Technicians18% AI does, against 0% here+3.9% by 2035 · $58,100 · Postsecondary certificate
- Shares 37% of the workShip Engineers3% AI does, against 0% here+2.7% by 2035 · $109,530 · Postsecondary certificate
- Shares 34% of the workTelephone Operators43% AI does, against 0% here-27.6% by 2035 · $41,740 · High school diploma
The wire
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 0.14, higher than 49% 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, 27-4012 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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