Takeover Tracker
29%medium risk
Art Directors
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55 shared · 28 different

core competencies

30%medium risk
Directors- Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, and Radio

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricArt DirectorsDirectors- Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, and Radio
Risk Score29.4%29.6%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile35th36th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 157 / 15
Median Salary$111,040$83,480
Employment50K145K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Sales and Marketing
Telecommunications
Interacting With Computers
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Performing Administrative Activities
Thinking Creatively
Processing Information
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Production and Processing
Selling or Influencing Others
Design

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Art Directors

33%

total discount

Directors- Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, and Radio

33%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Art Directors

7 of 15 at risk
84%Review illustrative material to determine if it conforms to standards and specifications.
76%Manage own accounts and projects, working within budget and scheduling requirements.
70%Mark up, paste, and complete layouts and write typography instructions to prepare materials for typesetting or printing.
53%Conceptualize and help design interfaces for multimedia games, products, and devices.
53%Formulate basic layout design or presentation approach and specify material details, such as style and size of type, photographs, graphics, animation, video, and sound.

Directors- Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, and Radio

7 of 15 at risk
72%Compile cue words and phrases and cue announcers, cast members, and technicians during performances.
61%Create graphics for television broadcasts.
51%Study and research scripts to determine how they should be directed.
51%Establish pace of programs and sequences of scenes according to time requirements and cast and set accessibility.
51%Choose settings and locations for films and determine how scenes will be shot in these settings.

Wage Comparison

Directors- Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, and Radio earns -$27,560(-25%) vs Art Directors
Art DirectorsDirectors- Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, and Radio
10th
$61,060$43,060
25th
$80,130$59,810
Median
$111,040$83,480
75th
$160,460$131,160
90th
$211,410$198,530

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Art Directors2028–2035
Directors- Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, and Radio2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Art Directors has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Directors- Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, and Radio.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

Salary weighted by displacement risk: salary × (1 − risk%)

Art Directors

$78,428

from $111,040

Directors- Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, and Radio

$58,795

from $83,480

After adjusting for AI risk, Art Directors offers $19,633 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Art

0

Unique to Directors-

Combined Protection Strategy

Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors

Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Decision Complexity
Regulatory Barriers
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