Musicians and Singers

Moderate Risk
45%

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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
52%
(Moderate Risk)
POLLING
38%
(Low Risk, Based on 1,639 votes)
Average: 45%
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
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JOB SCORE
4.7/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

These are some key things to think about when job hunting.

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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.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

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

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Finger Dexterity

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

38% 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.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

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

Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (quarterly)

Sentiment over time (yearly)

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 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

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

Comments (97)

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guy (Moderate)
24 Sep 2024 21:45
Already have AI generated songs but people still mostly prefer actual people.
Aidan (Moderate)
10 Jul 2024 19:37
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.
no (No chance)
17 Jan 2025 20:38
how would robots make music without copying other people?
Kayliegh (Low)
24 Oct 2024 21:45
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
Zoe
04 Feb 2026 02:37
Plus the AI voices don't sound human or good at all.
Paul (No chance)
05 Jul 2024 07:57
Humans will want to listen to music made by other humans.
Josh (No chance)
04 Jul 2024 06:39
There's a reason people pay to see other people perform at concerts
Samara (No chance)
03 Jul 2024 07:21
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
Özgür Taylan Çelik (No chance)
20 Jul 2025 09:55
It's a human to human thing. It's always been this way
Joshua (No chance)
10 Nov 2024 13:28
Robots aren’t creative duh
tuna (No chance)
10 Oct 2024 11:46
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.
Anonymous (Low)
07 Jul 2024 10:38
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).
Shane (No chance)
01 Jul 2024 18:35
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
Siddhansh Wagh (Low)
09 Mar 2025 09:49
Robots will not have the same human emotion to their songs than humans.
Sunnie (Uncertain)
03 Jul 2024 03:45
you need a stable singing voice or a good songwriting skills and I don't think normal robots can do that
Anonymous Music Listener. (Moderate)
15 May 2024 17:33
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.
Cornelius (Low)
06 Mar 2024 12:37
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.
annie
23 Jun 2025 13:42
how would a robot make an orginal song
jeremy (Low)
04 Jul 2024 09:37
it is nearly impossible to automate a musicians style
MainEditor
13 Apr 2024 13:27
AAAAAAND Suno AI and Udio AI came to this world... This was faster than we expected!
Minh Đức (Low)
06 Oct 2023 11:09
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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