As of June 2026, Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film has an AI-exposure score of 51/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.

AI Exposure Score for

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film

51/100
Elevated exposure
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More exposed than 34% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$74,990. About 2,900 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).

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What this role usually involves

O*NET 29.1 exact occupation

Operate television, video, or film camera to record images or scenes for television, video, or film productions.

Common titles
Camera OperatorCameramanTelevision News PhotographerVideographerMaster Control Operator (MCO)News Videographer
Typical preparation
Medium Preparation Needed: Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training,...
Skills and knowledge
CoordinationJudgment and Decision MakingReading ComprehensionSpeakingCritical ThinkingMonitoring
Tools and technology
Adobe After EffectsAdobe Creative Cloud softwareAdobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopAdobe AcrobatAdobe InDesign
Work context
Face-to-face discussionsEmail useFrequent contact with othersIndoor controlled settingTelephone

Source: O*NET 29.1 exact occupation - Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film, SOC 27-4031.00. Context describes the role; the AI-exposure score remains a separate task-exposure estimate.

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Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film tasks, by AI exposure

Automatable

No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (100%).

Augmentable
  • Set up and perform live shots for broadcast.
  • Set up and operate electric news gathering (ENG) microwave vehicles to gather and edit raw footage on location to send to television affiliates for broadcast.
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Durable

No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (100%).

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