Musicians and Singers
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Calculated automation 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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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
The number of 'Musicians and Singers' job openings is expected to rise 2.1% by 2033
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2025.
Volume
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)
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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