Simon Janssen
Simon Janssen· CTO at HappyNurse · US AI Exposure Map 2026
Arts & Media

Editors and AI

High exposureAI score 7/10 · Arts & Media
7out of 10
JPE Score
Median salary
$78K
OEWS May 2025
Forecast 2030
-15% to +5%
Employment
105K
BLS Employment Projections 2025
Employment growth 2021-2025 (OEWS)
+3%
Forecast trend 2025-2030
decline
Education
Bachelor
Sector
Arts & Media

Exposure scores

JPE (Practical Exposure)7/10 — High exposure
Felten AIOE (academic reference)9/10
Employment growth 2021-2025 (OEWS)+3%

AI exposure explained

What does an AI score of 7/10 mean?

Interpretation

High exposure — Many tasks in this occupation can be automated or AI-assisted. Adaptation is key.

High AI exposure combined with an expected decline creates real disruption risk for Editors. Workers in this field should build AI-adjacent skills and look at related roles with better prospects.


Forecast 2030

What changes for Editors?

Expected employment change, 2025 to 2030
-15% to +5%
Midpoint -4% · Decline and high AI exposure: reorientation advisable
BaseBLS projection, AI not named by BLS-1%
Base + AIJPE 7/10: −3.7%-4%
Base + AI + roboticsno robotics effect before 2030-4%
Rows add up: the bottom row is the forecast.

The forecast starts from the national projection per occupation and adds AI and robotics as separate layers. The band of -15% to +5% matters more than the midpoint.

BLS AI exposure category: Very high (context next to the JPE score, not used in the forecast)

Sources: base BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 · jobs: BLS Employment Projections, 2025 (incl. self-employed) · growth 2021-2025: OEWS May 2021 to May 2025 · salary: OEWS May 2025. BLS already builds AI and automation effects into its projection for some occupations; where it does, no separate layer is added on top.

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Simon Janssen
The person behind this map

I build with AI. And I track what it does to work.

I'm Simon Janssen, CTO and management board member at HappyNurse. This map shows, occupation by occupation, what AI does to work, based on official labour-market data rather than hype. On LinkedIn I share what I see as a CTO: what AI is already taking over, what it isn't, and what that means for people.


Sector context

Arts & Media and AI

Editors belongs to the Arts & Media sector. This sector has an education level index of 3/4, indicating higher formal education requirements. Occupations in Arts & Media with high AI exposure tend to see significant task restructuring as AI tools handle information-intensive work.


AI tools

Which AI tools are already making an impact?

MidjourneyChatGPTAdobe FireflyRunway

Career outlook

Reskilling direction

This occupation is expected to decline and is under serious pressure from AI automation. The directions below match your current skills and education level and have better prospects.

Producers and DirectorsJPE 5/10
Arts & Media
PhotographersJPE 5/10
Arts & Media
Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondaryJPE 4/10
Education

Personal development

Personal development plan

Based on your sector (Arts & Media) and AI exposure level, here are three concrete steps to future-proof your career.

Integrate generative AI into creative workflows

AI as a creative partner accelerates ideation and prototyping

→ Midjourney, Adobe Firefly
Learn AI-enhanced production techniques

Post-production timelines shrink by 60% with AI tools

→ Runway, DaVinci Resolve AI
Develop AI content strategy skills

Human editorial judgment paired with AI output wins the market

→ ChatGPT, Notion AI

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About this analysis

AI scores are LLM-estimated using the same methodology as the Dutch AI Exposure Map, making scores directly comparable across countries. The Felten AIOE score is shown as an academic reference. Employment from BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 (2025, including self-employed); growth 2021-2025 and salaries from BLS OEWS May 2021 and May 2025 (an estimate where OEWS has no figure). The 2030 forecast (JPE-prognose v3) starts from the BLS Employment Projections and adds separate AI and robotics layers only where BLS does not already include those effects. These are modelled scenarios, not predictions. A high AI score does not automatically mean job loss. All data CC BY 4.0.

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