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AI exposure Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media

Will AI replace film and video editors?

Film and Video Editors. US occupation 27-4032.

22.3%

of the time film and video editors spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of film and video editors' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 106 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 85% of them.Further along than 85% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

Well above the typical job.Ahead of most of the workforce.

What AI already does for film and video editorsWhat film and video editors no longer do alone

O*NET lists 22 tasks for film and video editors. AI use at work shows up in 4 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.

  1. Edit films and videotapes to insert music, dialogue, and sound effects, to arrange films into sequences, and to correct errors, using editing equipment.Core task mostly automated 1.00
  2. Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts or the instructions of directors and producers.Core task mostly automated 0.95
  3. Study scripts to become familiar with production concepts and requirements.Core task mostly automated 0.95
  4. Program computerized graphic effects.Core task mostly automated 0.93

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

18 of the 22 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Cut shot sequences to different angles at specific points in scenes, making each individual cut as fluid and seamless as possible.Core task
  • Manipulate plot, score, sound, and graphics to make the parts into a continuous whole, working closely with people in audio, visual, music, optical, or special effects departments.Core task
  • Review assembled films or edited videotapes on screens or monitors to determine if corrections are necessary.Core task
  • Review footage sequence by sequence to become familiar with it before assembling it into a final product.Core task
  • Select and combine the most effective shots of each scene to form a logical and smoothly running story.Core task
  • Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product.Core task
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  • Supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in film editing, assembling, and recording activities.Core task
  • Trim film segments to specified lengths and reassemble segments in sequences that present stories with maximum effect.Core task
  • Verify key numbers and time codes on materials.Core task
  • Collaborate with music editors to select appropriate passages of music and develop production scores.
  • Conduct film screenings for directors and members of production staffs.
  • Confer with producers and directors concerning layout or editing approaches needed to increase dramatic or entertainment value of productions.
  • Determine the specific audio and visual effects and music necessary to complete films.
  • Develop post-production models for films.
  • Discuss the sound requirements of pictures with sound effects editors.
  • Mark frames where a particular shot or piece of sound is to begin or end.
  • Piece sounds together to develop film soundtracks.
  • Record needed sounds or obtain them from sound effects libraries.

How that compares

Among the 34 arts, design, entertainment, sports and media occupations, film and video editors rank 10. The group averages 14.2%, and its most exposed job is Technical Writers at 47.5%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

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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.