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Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Also filed here: Cameraman, Camera operator, Cinematographer, Videographer
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 1.3% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #466 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +1.3% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $74,990 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 32,600 in the US, with about 2,500 openings a year
The work, 15 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
Still yours: Operate audiovisual or related equipment20%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Set up equipment14%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 511 conversations, and it got them there 95% of the time.
AI helps with this: Determine operational methods or procedures11%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 221 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Operate communications equipment or systems8%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,650 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Inspect completed work or finished products7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Coordinate artistic or entertainment activities7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Communicate with others about specifications or project details6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 117 Copilot conversations and completed it 78% of the time.
AI helps with this: Maintain electronic, computer, or other technical equipment5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,196 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Alter audio or video recordings5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Select materials or equipment for operations or projects4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 222 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI does this: Prepare informational or instructional materials2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 51 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Research technology designs or applications2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 149 conversations, and it got them there 89% of the time.
AI helps with this: Create visual designs or displays1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 78 conversations, and it got them there 40% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 101 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 2,500 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
BLS on AIRobotic cameras replace some camera operator work. 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 34% of the workBroadcast Technicians0% AI does, against 12% here-3.1% by 2035 · $59,570 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 23% of the workMotion Picture Projectionists0% AI does, against 12% here-6.2% by 2035 · $38,270 · No formal credential
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On the wire.
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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 0.20, higher than 70% 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, 27-4031 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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