SOC 27-4032
Film and Video Editors
Risk Score
โ ๏ธ48/100
Elevated
US Employment
๐ฅ28,860
Total workers
Median Wage
๐ฐ$71K
$39K โ $146K
Projected Growth
๐+4%
2023-2033 (BLS)
GenAI Exposure
๐ค74/100
High exposure
๐ก Film and Video Editors face a risk score of 48/100 โ 4 points above the national average of 44. With 74/100 GenAI exposure, this occupation faces significant pressure from AI tools despite strong projected growth. See our methodology โ
๐ก Workers in this field earn $71K ($25K 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 48/100, Film and Video Editors faces moderate automation pressure. While tasks like ai-generated written content replacing manual drafting are increasingly handled by AI, the role retains significant human elements. The 28,860 workers in this occupation should focus on strengthening skills in cultural interpretation and contextual sensitivity and physical artistry and hands-on creative execution to stay ahead. The role will likely evolve rather than disappear.
Will AI Replace Film and Video Editors?
Read our full analysis with verdict, risk factors, safe tasks, and career transition paths โ
โ ๏ธ Top Risk Factors
AI-generated written content replacing manual drafting
Generative AI creating visual art and design assets
Generative AI producing marketing and creative copy
AI video editing and post-production automation
๐ก๏ธ Tasks Safe from Automation
Cultural interpretation and contextual sensitivity
Physical artistry and hands-on creative execution
Collaborative creative ideation and brainstorming
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
Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts or the instructions of directors and producers.
Edit films and videotapes to insert music, dialogue, and sound effects, to arrange films into sequences, and to correct errors, using editing equipment.
Select and combine the most effective shots of each scene to form a logical and smoothly running story.
Review footage sequence by sequence to become familiar with it before assembling it into a final product.
Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product.
๐ป Technology Skills
Graphics or photo imaging software
Video creation and editing software
Web platform development software
Filesystem software
Computer aided design CAD software
๐ Key Knowledge Areas
Communications and Media
English Language
Computers and Electronics
Telecommunications
Fine Arts
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 | 80% |
| Fashion Designers | 23 | $81K | 80% |
| Special Effects Artists and Animators | 25 | $100K | 76% |