Special effects artist or animator
Creates special effects and animation for video games, movies, music videos, and commercials using film, video, and computers.
Will AI replace special effects artist or animator jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Medium. More AI overlap than 45 in 100 jobs. AI helps with some tasks, like paperwork or first drafts. People still do the core of the job. 36% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Design complex graphics and animation using creativity and computers
- Create basic designs and illustrations for labels, cartons, and TV
- Make 2D and 3D images of moving objects with animation software
What stays human
- Help design and produce multimedia campaigns, including budgets and schedules
- Make characters look lifelike by adjusting light, color, texture, and shadow
- Plan animation with storyboards showing key scenes and characters
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: -0.3%. Typical pay: $102,030 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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