Photographers

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Will "Photographers" be replaced by AI & Robots?

There is very little chance of this occupation being replaced by robots/AI. However, our poll suggests a higher chance of automation: a 31% chance of automation within the next 2 decades.

Automation Risk Level

Totally Safe

or 2% probability of automation

Projected Growth

3%

by 2024

Median Annual Wage

$34,070

or $16.38 hourly

People Employed

48,660

as of 2016

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How this compares with other jobs: 90 out of 706

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Job description

Photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects, using digital or film cameras and equipment. May develop negatives or use computer software to produce finished images and prints. Includes scientific photographers, aerial photographers, and photojournalists.

SOC Code: 27-4021

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xenon2 (Likely) says

AI can measure photo quality and take "infinite" number of photos, then based on selection will select best shots.
Imagine ball with lenses floating around, then from 100k pictures 100 is selected, based on "rememberability" and other defined patterns trained from famous photographers.

Aug 26, 2019 at 11:56 AM

E says

I think e-commerce photography that is very technical could be replaced by robots but from my experience, I think it very unlikely and hard to imagine that robots will do better than agency talents for editorial/creative photography

Mar 28, 2019 at 02:25 PM