Takeover Tracker
36%medium risk
Music Composers and Arrangers
vs

39 shared · 20 different

core competencies

35%medium risk
Film and Video Editors

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricMusic Composers and ArrangersFilm and Video Editors
Risk Score35.8%35.0%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile68th66th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)10 / 158 / 15
Median Salary$63,670$70,980
Employment12K29K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Fine Arts
Hearing Sensitivity
Thinking Creatively
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Selling or Influencing Others
Scheduling Work and Activities
Customer and Personal Service
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Communications and Media
Visualization
Documenting/Recording Information
Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Music Composers and Arrangers

30%

total discount

Film and Video Editors

29%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Music Composers and Arrangers

10 of 15 at risk
76%Transcribe ideas for musical compositions into musical notation, using instruments, pen and paper, or computers.
55%Experiment with different sounds, and types and pieces of music, using synthesizers and computers as necessary to test and evaluate ideas.
55%Explore and develop musical ideas based on sources such as imagination or sounds in the environment.
54%Apply elements of music theory to create musical and tonal structures, including harmonies and melodies.
54%Use computers and synthesizers to compose, orchestrate, and arrange music.

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 +$7,310(+11%) vs Music Composers and Arrangers
Music Composers and ArrangersFilm and Video Editors
10th
$34,990$39,170
25th
$47,330$50,230
Median
$63,670$70,980
75th
$96,590$101,570
90th
$157,010$145,900

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Music Composers and Arrangers2028–2035
Film and Video Editors2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Film and Video Editors has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Music Composers and Arrangers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Music Composers and Arrangers

$40,889

from $63,670

Film and Video Editors

$46,172

from $70,980

After adjusting for AI risk, Film and Video Editors offers $5,284 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Music

0

Unique to Film

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Fine Manipulation
Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
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