Musicians and Singers

Moderate Risk
44%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
52%
(Moderate Risk)
POLLING
37%
(Low Risk)
Average: 44%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
2.1%
by year 2033
WAGES
The median wage for this occupation is currently unknown
Volume
35,520
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
4.7/10

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Calculated automation risk

52% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

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Some very important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Fine Arts

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Originality

  • Finger Dexterity

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

37% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a higher chance of automation: 52% chance of automation.

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






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Growth

Slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Musicians and Singers' job openings is expected to rise 2.1% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 35,520 people employed as 'Musicians and Singers' within the United States.

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

Put another way, around 1 in 4 thousand people are employed as 'Musicians and Singers'.

Job description

Play one or more musical instruments or sing. May perform on stage, for broadcasting, or for sound or video recording.

SOC Code: 27-2042.00

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Kayliegh 21 days ago
Is the impact of automation on jobs negative or positive? I think automation has a negative impact on jobs. According to hrb.org: “By 2025, technology will create at least 12 million more jobs than it destroys.” Sure technology will create jobs but it will also destroy careers. Automation is harmful in restaurant jobs. Singers have a debatable outcome of AI.
Restaurant jobs are impacted by automation. Restaurant jobs are in danger of automation. According to adeccogroup.com: “More than 80% of restaurant positions could be automated.” However, automation in restaurants saves money. Restaurant jobs will most likely be replaced by automation.
Another job that could be automated is singing. Singers are mostly using AI to help improve their songs. According to press.dittomusic.com: “59.5% of artists already use AI within their music projects.” AI is not taking over singing careers, it's improving singers' songs. Artists who use AI must be careful of copyright problems. According to rareconnections.io: “21% of creators faced multiple copyright strikes after using AI generated content.” Yet,there is no clear answer on what AI will do to singers.
Automation will have a negative impact on jobs. There are so many jobs that technology will replace. In my opinion, robots should be stopped before jobs are destroyed. Many jobs done by AI or robots are very dangerous to safety. According to pmc.nbci.nlm.nih.gov: “Robot actions are the cause of 30 to 40 deaths per year.” That is about 2-3 deaths by robots every month. All things considered, I believe automation will destroy many jobs in the future.


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Nunes, Ashley. "Automation Doesn't Just Create or Destroy Jobs - It Transforms Them." Harvard Business Review, hbr.org, 2 Nov. 2021, hbr.org/2021/11 /automation-doesn't-just-create-or-destroy-jobs-it-transforms-them. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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The Adecco Group. "80% Of Restaurant Jobs Could Be Taken Over By Robots:TOP 5 Trends From The World Of Work." The Adecco Group, 13 Aug. 2020, www.adeccogroup.com/future-of-work/latest-insights/80-of-restaurant-jobs-could-be-taken-over-by-robots. Accessed 24 Oct.2024.
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Parsons, Lee. "60% of musicians are already using AI to make music." Ditto, 5 Apr. 2023, press.dittomusic.com/60-of-musicians- are-already-using-ai-to-make-music. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
Duffin, Matt. "AI Music Statistics and Facts: How Producers Use AI."rareconnections, 21 June 2024,rareconnections.io/ai-music- statistics/#:~:text=21%25%20of%20Creators%20Faced%20Multiple,new%20and%20 previously%20created%20content.Accessed 24 Oct.2024.
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Lim, Jae Yong, et al."Critical Hazard Factors in the Risk Assessments of Industrial Robots: Causal Analysis and Case Studies."PubMed Central,National Library of Medicine,4 Dec.2021,pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov /articles/PMC8640605/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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Kayliegh (Low) 21 days ago
Music comes from what we feel and our life. Robots can't have feelings and tend to have creepy voices. Music is to emotional to be replaced by robots or AI
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RJ (Highly likely) 23 days ago
All music in commercials, games, TV shows, cheaper movies etc. is already automated. Only "composer" is needed. Also these composers will be less needed when AI comes. Most of this music is "copy". Instrumentalists already lost a lot of recording opportunities. Bands, even orchestras are getting smaller and using recorded voices. This job will not disappear but many jobs will have problems.
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tuna (No chance) 1 month ago
the music they make is very similar even now, especially the vocals. even the working logic of artificial intelligence does not allow for originality, so it is impossible.
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guy (Moderate) 2 months ago
Already have AI generated songs but people still mostly prefer actual people.
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Aidan (Moderate) 4 months ago
Recorded music could very easily be automated, and unfortunately we're already seeing this happen with big record labels going all in on the new AI technology. The live show however will never be replaced by AI, and real music enthusiasts will always seek out "real"music instead of the formulated hits big labels pump out.
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anonymous (Low) 4 months ago
I saw a few advertisements for an app that makes music with AI, and it could be better. I also tried making lyrics with ChatGPT once (don't ask why); they can't do it that well. AI can only do some things well regarding music (at least from a few experiences of mine).
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AntiEverything (Highly likely) 4 months ago
Have you seen Suno? Tried it and dang does it sound good, I think for music it works well, all it needs to improve is voice.
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Paul (No chance) 4 months ago
Humans will want to listen to music made by other humans.
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jeremy (Low) 4 months ago
it is nearly impossible to automate a musicians style
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Josh (No chance) 4 months ago
There's a reason people pay to see other people perform at concerts
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Samara (No chance) 4 months ago
I don't wanna see a live concert played by robots and if you know that a real person made a song and not AI, it's kinda better
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Sunnie (Uncertain) 4 months ago
you need a stable singing voice or a good songwriting skills and I don't think normal robots can do that
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Shane (No chance) 5 months ago
Music and art as a whole is an expression of human emotions. Although AI can replicate music, it cant replicate the passion put into it
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eclipse (Highly likely) 5 months ago
it technically already happen due to Hatsune Miku and Vocaloids
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Anonymous Music Listener. (Moderate) 6 months ago
Well, musicians are in trouble for a long time.

We are already using DAW and VSTIs for recording. So if it is not a complex classical music piece there is no need for musicians. I'm not even mentioning workstation and digital synthesizer era.

There are already acoustic pianos that can play itself! We may see self playing instruments more in the future. If they sync them together; maybe one day we don't need live musicians.

Suno AI is not good enough to replace DAW and DAW user. So many things are missing. No effects, you can't use your own melody and so on. AI supported DAW may help so much for music creation. It may also reduce the cost and we may finally hear good quality music again, who knows?

When it comes to singers though; I think it is impossible to replace. Because if all you care is the song itself, then play it through speakers. You don't need to go to concert. Imitating is not the only problem. You can't emotionally connect to AI that much. When you become a fan of a singer, you start following him/her on social media, you may even talk with them if you have luck. You may also follow their overall life and thoughts. What about AI? It is just a software, no human being.
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melody (Highly likely) 6 months ago
with ai covers on the rise, and now websites that can write entire songs on any topic you want in under a minute.
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MainEditor 7 months ago
AAAAAAND Suno AI and Udio AI came to this world... This was faster than we expected!
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Cornelius (Low) 8 months ago
Audiences want to know their favourite musicians as people. For AI to replace them, it would have to replace them in all the functions of celebrity, not merely musical performance.
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Minh Đức (Low) 1 year ago
If we work in a profession related to music, we must have imagination to produce a perfect work. That is something robots cannot do.
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