Actors

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Vote Comments (115)
AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
27%
(Low Risk)
POLLING
39%
(Low Risk, Based on 2,173 votes)
Average: 33%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
4.5%
by year 2033
WAGES
The median wage for this occupation is currently unknown
Volume
62,560
as of 2023
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
5.9/10
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Calculated automation risk

27% (Low Risk)

Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.

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  • Originality

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

39% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 27% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Actors will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Sentiment

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Growth

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Actors' job openings is expected to rise 4.5% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 62,560 people employed as 'Actors' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 2 thousand people are employed as 'Actors'.

Job description

Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, or film productions, or other settings for entertainment, information, or instruction. Interpret serious or comic role by speech, gesture, and body movement to entertain or inform audience. May dance and sing.

SOC Code: 27-2011.00

Comments (115)

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gabriella
28 Nov 2023 18:40
if in 20 years im watching good burger and i see a robot making a sandwich, im deleting netflix
Naynesh
10 Aug 2023 05:44
Only a little bit chance of robots to copied of human behaviour sech as walk,look, but does not match real human actor like emotion, feeling, dedication talking,,,,etc....
Anonymous (Low)
24 Jun 2023 11:15
Actors have their own personality, emotions, and creativity, and they produce quality work that a robot couldn't recreate.
Miguel (No chance)
01 Sep 2022 14:19
Well, extremely realistic voices already exist in games, film and animation. CGI Is also being used right now. But the way i see it, neither of those will replace the personality of an actor, and his/her beauty, which makes us fall in love with him/her.
john,Fitzgerald,Kennedy fan (Low)
26 Aug 2022 22:19
If one clever individual codes a robot with the acting skills of some of the most famous actors into its motherboard, then yes.

But no, I searched "comedian" and it showed "actor".
Alvin(Data Scientist) (No chance)
11 Oct 2021 07:15
As much as I HATE this occupation, unfortunately, it will not be automated. In my opinion, it’ll be one of the only jobs left for us. If you want a job in the future, you better be ready to entertain others….
Nyla :) (Low)
29 Jan 2021 17:04
Acting is a thing that one, needs emotion (which I am aware that technology will most likely get advanced enough for that) , and two, I feel like people would feel better and prefer to see humans instead of AI. This is also just my opinion, if you feel differently, that's ok.
Jae (Low)
12 Jul 2025 20:58
Hah. Robots can't put emotion into responses or even do true improv. In the same way that a robot can't be a funeral home director or a music therapist. Or even a dancer. They do not have the motivation to put beauty into their actions.
Anonymous (Uncertain)
30 Aug 2023 05:13
No one wants to be inundated with automated junk, but also people don't like paying for art, and as we're seeing with the strikes right now, executives at top studios will do anything to avoid paying their performers.

It's never been easy to be any kind of artist, but now that companies are finding new ways to circumvent paying people their due wages, it's only going to get harder.
Willow (Moderate)
02 Feb 2026 21:47
There is already an ai actress, though perhaps people would protest against it and stop it
Jim
16 Mar 2023 22:17
Acting requires a certain skill and they will never be replaced.
N (Small Chance)
28 May 2021 14:23
I do not believe AI would take over the acting industry, voice actors? Yes. But regular actors/actresses? No. I mean, for the sake of the business don't use AI. No one would want to see AI in a movie, playing the main character. Humans are the ones that naturally have the emotions and feelings, I'm not saying robots don't have feelings, because they can easily be programmed to have them. I'm just saying, robots have the short end of the stick when it comes to the acting industry.
livi (No chance)
07 Jan 2021 20:23
I do not want a robot in my movie(s)/tv show(s).
Rae (Low)
17 Dec 2020 20:35
No AI can replace Ryan Reynolds or Tom Holland
Harry (Low)
02 Dec 2020 23:00
I think it will be hard to Create human characteristics and to make them move like we do.
sofia (No chance)
21 Oct 2020 13:41
because as much as we want robots don't have feeling, meaning they cannot act sad, angry or happy
Vinicius
19 Oct 2020 13:01
The acting profession will never end, because we actors deal with feelings, and robots don't express feelings. It can change in the artificial intelligence in cinema as it already exists in several films, but in the theatre, nothing replaces the actor in front of his audience.
Robbie (No chance)
13 Oct 2020 12:06
Robots have no emotion and therefore it wouldn’t be the same. I don’t think you could ever replace an actor, dancer etc with a robot. Why would you ?
Jack Carroll (No chance)
28 Aug 2020 15:43
Robots have no emotion and acting takes skill
James (No chance)
02 Jul 2020 09:32
the ucanny valley will make any attempts at automating acting futile
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