Takeover Tracker
29%medium risk
Art Directors
vs

40 shared · 37 different

core competencies

35%medium risk
Film and Video Editors

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricArt DirectorsFilm and Video Editors
Risk Score29.4%35.0%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile35th66th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 158 / 15
Median Salary$111,040$70,980
Employment50K29K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Sales and Marketing
Selling or Influencing Others
Scheduling Work and Activities
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Design
Performing Administrative Activities
Developing Objectives and Strategies
Fine Arts
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Customer and Personal Service

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Art Directors

33%

total discount

Film and Video Editors

29%

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.

Film and Video Editors

8 of 15 at risk
88%Verify key numbers and time codes on materials.
86%Mark frames where a particular shot or piece of sound is to begin or end.
84%Record needed sounds or obtain them from sound effects libraries.
78%Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product.
52%Select and combine the most effective shots of each scene to form a logical and smoothly running story.

Wage Comparison

Film and Video Editors earns -$40,060(-36%) vs Art Directors
Art DirectorsFilm and Video Editors
10th
$61,060$39,170
25th
$80,130$50,230
Median
$111,040$70,980
75th
$160,460$101,570
90th
$211,410$145,900

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Art Directors2028–2035
Film and Video Editors2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Art Directors has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Film and Video Editors.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Art Directors

$78,428

from $111,040

Film and Video Editors

$46,172

from $70,980

After adjusting for AI risk, Art Directors offers $32,255 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Art

0

Unique to Film

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
Fine Manipulation
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