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Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Also filed here: Rj, Radio jockey, Dj, Announcer, Broadcaster, Host and 1 more
Being rewritten
AI already performs most of the work in this job. The BLS expects 7.6% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #13 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -7.6% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $47,340 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 21,800 in the US, with about 2,000 openings a year
The work, 14 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI does this: Provide information or assistance to the public33%
AI performed this in about 1 in 7 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
AI does this: Gather information for news stories14%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,391 Copilot conversations and completed it 88% of the time.
AI does this: Develop news, entertainment, or artistic content8%
AI performed this in about 1 in 67 Copilot conversations and completed it 63% of the time.
Still yours: Coordinate group, community, or public activities8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Edit written materials or documents5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 162 Copilot conversations and completed it 95% of the time.
Still yours: Operate audiovisual or related equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Promote products, services, or programs5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 117 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Present arts or entertainment performances5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Interview people to obtain information4%
People try AI for this, but it seldom finishes the work in full.
AI does this: Write material for artistic or commercial purposes3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 95 Copilot conversations and completed it 89% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Prepare informational or instructional materials2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 137 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI does this: Operate communications equipment or systems2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,269 Copilot conversations and completed it 73% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 92 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 2,000 openings a year as people retire or move on.
BLS on AIStation consolidation, DJ-free formats and AI-generated voices reduce demand. Source ↗
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
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- Shares 21% of the workProducers and Directors31% AI does, against 71% here+4% by 2035 · $90,360 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 21% of the workFundraising Managers23% AI does, against 71% here+5.4% by 2035 · $125,470 · Bachelor’s degree
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deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.41, higher than 99% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 27-3011 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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