← All 785 jobsFile 27-4032
Film and Video Editors
Also filed here: Video editor, Film editor, Editor video
Lightly edited
AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 3.7% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- Joint #288 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +3.7% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $75,420 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 39,400 in the US, with about 3,100 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
Still yours: Alter audio or video recordings39%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Coordinate artistic or entertainment activities13%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Develop news, entertainment, or artistic content10%
AI performed this in about 1 in 67 Copilot conversations and completed it 63% of the time.
AI helps with this: Operate communications equipment or systems6%
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.
AI does this: Communicate with others about specifications or project details5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 117 Copilot conversations and completed it 78% of the time.
AI does this: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 683 Copilot conversations and completed it 82% of the time.
AI does this: Study details of artistic productions4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,233 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
Still yours: Mark materials or objects for identification4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Create visual designs or displays3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 78 conversations, and it got them there 40% of the time.
Still yours: Operate audiovisual or related equipment3%
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.
Still yours: Present arts or entertainment performances2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,065 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI does this: Develop marketing or promotional materials2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 690 Copilot conversations and completed it 85% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 104 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 3,100 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 31% of the workMusic Directors and Composers15% AI does, against 25% here+1.2% by 2035 · $73,710 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 30% of the workCamera Operators, Television, Video, and Film12% AI does, against 25% here+1.3% by 2035 · $74,990 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 26% of the workAudio and Video Technicians18% AI does, against 25% here+3.9% by 2035 · $58,100 · Postsecondary certificate
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Culture front:
How to read this file.
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 0.12, higher than 39% 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, 27-4032 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
Check another job.
Know someone in this job? Send them the file.