Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to shrink over the next decade, with about 168 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about half of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 92% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Read news flashes to inform audiences of important events.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Announce musical selections, station breaks, commercials, or public service information, and accept requests from listening audience.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Identify stations, and introduce or close shows, ad-libbing or using memorized or read scripts.
AI could do much of this on its own
Study background information to prepare for programs or interviews.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Prepare and deliver news, sports, or weather reports, gathering and rewriting material so that it will convey required information and fit specific time slots.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Operate control consoles.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Make promotional appearances at public or private events to represent their employers.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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