AI exposure Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media
Will AI replace choreographers?
Choreographers. US occupation 27-2032.
The reading
8.0%
of the time choreographers spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of choreographers' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.
Ranked 204 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 72% of them.Further along than 72% of them.
Per cent of working time Square-law scale
Average US job 7.7%
Well above the typical job.Ahead of most of the workforce.
What AI already does for choreographersWhat choreographers no longer do alone
O*NET lists 18 tasks for choreographers. AI use at work shows up in 1 of them. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.
- Develop ideas for creating dances, keeping notes and sketches to record influences.Core task mostly automated 0.93
What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human
17 of the 18 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.
- Advise dancers on standing and moving properly, teaching correct dance techniques to help prevent injuries.Core task
- Assess students' dancing abilities to determine where improvement or change is needed.Core task
- Audition performers for one or more dance parts.Core task
- Choose the music, sound effects, or spoken narrative to accompany a dance.Core task
- Coordinate production music with music directors.Core task
- Design dances for individual dancers, dance companies, musical theatre, opera, fashion shows, film, television productions, and special events, and for dancers ranging from beginners to professionals.Core task
Show the other 11
- Design sets, lighting, costumes, and other artistic elements of productions, in collaboration with cast members.Core task
- Direct and stage dance presentations for various forms of entertainment.Core task
- Direct rehearsals to instruct dancers in dance steps and in techniques to achieve desired effects.Core task
- Experiment with different types of dancers, steps, dances, and placements, testing ideas informally to get feedback from dancers.Core task
- Manage dance schools, or assist in their management.Core task
- Read and study story lines and musical scores to determine how to translate ideas and moods into dance movements.Core task
- Record dance movements and their technical aspects, using a technical understanding of the patterns and formations of choreography.Core task
- Seek influences from other art forms, such as theatre, the visual arts, and architecture.Core task
- Teach students, dancers, and other performers about rhythm and interpretive movement.Core task
- Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness.Core task
- Restage traditional dances and works in dance companies' repertoires, developing new interpretations.
How that compares
Among the 34 arts, design, entertainment, sports and media occupations, choreographers rank 17. The group averages 14.2%, and its most exposed job is Technical Writers at 47.5%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.
Just above in the ranking
- 202Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 8.2%
- 203Mechanical Engineers 8.1%
- 204Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 8.0%
Just below
What this does and does not mean
Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.
A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.
Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.