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core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricFilm and Video EditorsPrepress Technicians and Workers
Risk Score35.0%46.6%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile66th94th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)8 / 1512 / 15
Median Salary$70,980$47,300
Employment29K23K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Communications and Media
Design
Fine Arts
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Oral Comprehension
Scheduling Work and Activities
Information OrderingAI-Vulnerable
Controlling Machines and Processes
Originality

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Film and Video Editors

29%

total discount

Prepress Technicians and Workers

27%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

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.

Prepress Technicians and Workers

12 of 15 at risk
87%Correct color in photographs or digital images.
87%Perform "preflight" check of required font, graphic, text and image files to ensure completeness prior to delivery to printer.
86%Select proper types of plates according to press run lengths.
85%Generate prepress proofs in digital or other format to approximate the appearance of the final printed piece.
83%Proofread and perform quality control of text and images.

Wage Comparison

Prepress Technicians and Workers earns -$23,680(-33%) vs Film and Video Editors
Film and Video EditorsPrepress Technicians and Workers
10th
$39,170$34,270
25th
$50,230$39,000
Median
$70,980$47,300
75th
$101,570$57,530
90th
$145,900$65,530

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