Takeover Tracker
37%medium risk
Graphic Designers
vs

46 shared · 16 different

core competencies

35%medium risk
Film and Video Editors

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricGraphic DesignersFilm and Video Editors
Risk Score37.1%35.0%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile73th66th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)11 / 158 / 15
Median Salary$61,300$70,980
Employment214K29K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Design
Selling or Influencing Others
Fine Arts
Thinking Creatively
Sales and Marketing
Performing Administrative Activities
Production and Processing
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
English Language
Operations Analysis
Customer and Personal Service
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Graphic Designers

30%

total discount

Film and Video Editors

29%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Graphic Designers

11 of 15 at risk
86%Maintain archive of images, photos, or previous work products.
85%Key information into computer equipment to create layouts for client or supervisor.
84%Prepare digital files for printing.
61%Write or edit copy for clients.
57%Draw and print charts, graphs, illustrations, and other artwork, using computer.

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 +$9,680(+16%) vs Graphic Designers
Graphic DesignersFilm and Video Editors
10th
$37,600$39,170
25th
$47,200$50,230
Median
$61,300$70,980
75th
$79,000$101,570
90th
$103,030$145,900

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Graphic Designers2028–2035
Film and Video Editors2028–2035
20242030203520402045

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

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Graphic Designers

$38,545

from $61,300

Film and Video Editors

$46,172

from $70,980

After adjusting for AI risk, Film and Video Editors offers $7,627 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Graphic

0

Unique to Film

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity
Fine Manipulation
Social Intelligence
Regulatory Barriers
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