Takeover Tracker
30%medium risk
Photographers
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48 shared · 23 different

core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricPhotographersFilm and Video Editors
Risk Score30.1%35.0%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile39th66th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)6 / 158 / 15
Median Salary$42,520$70,980
Employment51K29K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Selling or Influencing Others
Sales and Marketing
Customer and Personal Service
Communications and Media
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Handling and Moving Objects
Performing Administrative Activities
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Fine Arts
Developing Objectives and Strategies

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Photographers

31%

total discount

Film and Video Editors

29%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Photographers

6 of 15 at risk
86%Transfer photographs to computers for editing, archiving, and electronic transmission.
86%Perform general office duties, such as scheduling appointments, keeping books, and ordering supplies.
86%Estimate or measure light levels, distances, and numbers of exposures needed, using measuring devices and formulas.
53%Determine desired images and picture composition, selecting and adjusting subjects, equipment, and lighting to achieve desired effects.
52%Review sets of photographs to select the best work.

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 +$28,460(+67%) vs Photographers
PhotographersFilm and Video Editors
10th
$29,610$39,170
25th
$34,790$50,230
Median
$42,520$70,980
75th
$62,370$101,570
90th
$94,760$145,900

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