Choreographers

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Risk & user votes

Calculated automation risk

10% (Minimal Risk)

Minimal Risk (0-20%): This occupation appears difficult to replace end-to-end with current or near-future automation, including AI software and robotics. Roles in this range usually depend on human judgement, creativity, care, leadership, specialist expertise, or adapting to messy real-world situations. AI and machines may still change parts of the work, but the occupation is likely to remain a distinct human role.

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Human strengths important in this job

These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.

Thinking creatively

Very important
Why this matters
Coming up with original ideas and designs—creating new concepts, products, systems, or artistic work. This kind of open-ended invention and taste-based judgment is harder to automate end-to-end than routine, rule-based tasks.
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Working directly with the public

Very important
Why this matters
The job involves face-to-face interaction with customers, clients, or guests—answering questions, handling requests, and managing service situations in real time. Roles with frequent public interaction are harder to replace end-to-end because they rely on trust, communication, and adapting to unpredictable human needs.
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Coaching and developing others

Very important
Why this matters
Helps people learn and improve through coaching, mentoring, and feedback. This relies on trust, motivation, and adapting guidance to each person—work that’s hard to replace end-to-end with automation.
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Decision-making and problem solving

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Why this matters
Analyze information, weigh tradeoffs, and choose the best solution—especially when situations are ambiguous, high-stakes, or have real-world consequences.
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Coordinating others’ work

Very important
Why this matters
Bringing people together, assigning tasks, and keeping a group aligned so work gets done.
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Assisting and caring for others

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Why this matters
Provide hands-on help, emotional support, or personal care to people—work that depends on empathy, trust, and responding to individual needs in the moment.
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Social perceptiveness

Quite important
Why this matters
Noticing others’ emotions and reactions in the moment and adjusting what you say or do based on why they’re responding that way.
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Persuasion

Quite important
Why this matters
Influencing people to change their minds or behavior through conversation, trust, and negotiation.
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Consulting and advising others

Quite important
Why this matters
Provide guidance and expert advice to managers or teams on technical, system, or process decisions—explaining options, tradeoffs, and recommended actions.
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Active learning

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Why this matters
Keeps learning from new information and applying it to make better decisions now and in the future, especially when situations change.
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What users think

Based on 82 votes

24% 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 10% chance of automation.

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Pay & outlook

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2024, the median annual wage for Choreographers was $55,600 ($27 per hour).

The median annual wage for Choreographers was 12.3% higher than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.

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Wages over time

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Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Choreographers' job openings is expected to rise 6.1% by 2034

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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

Significantly lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2024 there were 3,430 people employed as 'Choreographers' within the United States.

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

Put another way, around 1 in 44 thousand people are employed as 'Choreographers'.

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What people are saying (6)

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Ryan
14 Apr 2024 00:07
Wow, according to the website, this is like the one job that isn't in any danger of being overtaken by AI.
R (Moderate)
15 Jan 2022 07:20
Like any other art form, AI can provide infinite samples for dancers and artists to choose from.
Eduardo C (Moderate)
02 Apr 2021 03:40
Music is very scientific. AI can read BPM and adapt types of choreographies towards the demographics and preferences of the audience by the analysis of their facial expressions and attention spam of their visuals. Choreographers will need to create more sequences to be analyzed by the AI software and hardware but the choreographies can be developed in a better way by AI.
Cal (Low)
07 Jan 2022 20:01
Since certain computers can already imitate human creativity, as seen by things like "The Day A Computer Writes A Novel," a Japanese novel written by an AI which entered a writing contest and passed the first round of screening. If AIs were given a humanoid shape which could mimic human movement and were created with the same levels of creativity, they could theoretically choreograph using known existing dance movements.

However, this is unlikely mostly based on the fact that it would be strange for someone to think of and actively pursue the creation of an AI whose sole purpose is to take over the job of a choreographer.
Sarah (Low)
27 Jun 2019 18:20
I think there is a tiny chance that robots could help with performances. Yet, choreography can be a mostly creative thing for any performance.
Agnes (No chance)
05 Jun 2021 12:48
It's really unlikely for this job to be replaced by robots. Most important in choreography is that it needs sense to create story or just doesn't look stupid. We'd need an AI that can be creative, is ready to use creates some moves on purpose, knows what move will fit in a fraction of music and can communicate with dancers.
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Job description

Create new dance routines. Rehearse performance of routines. May direct and stage presentations.

O*NET-SOC code: 27-2032.00