SOC 27-2011
Actors
Risk Score
โ ๏ธ44/100
Elevated
US Employment
๐ฅ38,800
Total workers
Median Wage
๐ฐ$50K
$0 โ $0
Projected Growth
๐+0.3%
2023-2033 (BLS)
GenAI Exposure
๐ค67/100
High exposure
๐ก Actors face a risk score of 44/100 โ 0 points above the national average of 44. With 67/100 GenAI exposure, this occupation faces significant pressure from AI tools despite strong projected growth. See our methodology โ
๐ก Workers in this field earn $50K ($4K above the national median). The 3 recommended career transitions all maintain competitive wages while reducing automation exposure. Explore transition paths โ
๐ AI Impact Analysis
With a risk score of 44/100, Actors faces moderate automation pressure. While tasks like ai copywriting tools reducing editorial demand are increasingly handled by AI, the role retains significant human elements. The 38,800 workers in this occupation should focus on strengthening skills in cultural interpretation and contextual sensitivity and emotionally resonant storytelling and narrative craft to stay ahead. The role will likely evolve rather than disappear.
Will AI Replace Actors?
Read our full analysis with verdict, risk factors, safe tasks, and career transition paths โ
โ ๏ธ Top Risk Factors
AI copywriting tools reducing editorial demand
Generative AI producing marketing and creative copy
AI music composition and audio production
Generative AI creating visual art and design assets
๐ก๏ธ Tasks Safe from Automation
Cultural interpretation and contextual sensitivity
Emotionally resonant storytelling and narrative craft
Physical artistry and hands-on creative execution
Original creative vision and artistic direction
๐ Task Automation Breakdown
Based on O*NET task analysis and GenAI exposure scoring. Shows the estimated proportion of this occupation's core tasks that are automatable by current AI, augmented by AI tools, or require essential human skills.
๐ O*NET Task Profile
Collaborate with other actors as part of an ensemble.
Portray and interpret roles, using speech, gestures, and body movements, to entertain, inform, or instruct radio, film, television, or live audiences.
Work closely with directors, other actors, and playwrights to find the interpretation most suited to the role.
Perform humorous and serious interpretations of emotions, actions, and situations, using body movements, facial expressions, and gestures.
Study and rehearse roles from scripts to interpret, learn and memorize lines, stunts, and cues as directed.
๐ป Technology Skills
Video creation and editing software
Electronic mail software
Web page creation and editing software
Data base user interface and query software
Operating system software
๐ Key Knowledge Areas
Fine Arts
English Language
Communications and Media
Sociology and Anthropology
Psychology
๐ vs National Average
National avg: $46K
National avg: 44/100
National avg: 38/100
National avg: 3.7%
๐ Career Transition Paths
| Occupation | Risk | Wage | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artists and Related Workers, All Other | 23 | $73K | 72% |
| Fashion Designers | 23 | $81K | 72% |
| Special Effects Artists and Animators | 25 | $100K | 83% |