Will AI replace Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film?
Estimated risk score: 38 out of 100
Lower replacement risk
Estimate from published task research, not reviewed by a person · how we estimate
Within about 19 points for 4 in 5 of the jobs we checked (19 to 57).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 24 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 27-4031.00 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
Tasks rated in 2023 as ones AI could do or speed up
Tasks a GPT-4-class model could do, or do in half the time or less: 8 of its 24 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Write new scripts for broadcasts.
- Design graphics for studio productions.
- Edit video for broadcast productions, including non-linear editing.
- Read charts and compute ratios to determine variables such as lighting, shutter angles, filter factors, and camera distances.
- Stay current with new technologies in the field by reading trade magazines.
- View films to resolve problems of exposure control, subject and camera movement, changes in subject distance, and related variables.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 5 of its 24 rated tasks; the first 4 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Test, clean, maintain, and repair broadcast equipment, including testing microphones, to ensure proper working condition.
- Use cameras in any of several different camera mounts, such as stationary, track-mounted, or crane-mounted.
- Assemble studio sets and select and arrange cameras, film stock, audio, or lighting equipment to be used during filming.
- Direct studio productions.
What the job is
Operate television, video, or film camera to record images or scenes for television, video, or film productions.
Also called: Cameraman, Videographer, Camera Operator, Television News Photographer, Filmmaker, Camera Person, Camera Engineer, Sensor Operator.
Closest jobs we score by hand
In the same field (Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media). Different jobs, each scored by a person.
Source. This site includes information from the O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. (O*NET, CC BY 4.0.) Task ratings: Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock (2023), “GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models”, data used under the MIT licence (licence texts). Our change: we averaged the ratings over this occupation’s tasks and calibrated them to our 0–100 scale. It is not a prediction about any one person and not career advice. Disagree? Write to hello@yourstopwashit.com. How we estimate