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AI Automation Index
Will AI Replace Disc Jockeys, Except Radio?
Task-level automation exposure for Disc Jockeys, Except Radio: 19 O*NET tasks scored against their work activities, plus the simulator.
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47%
weighted task index
19 of 19 tasks scored
Median Salary
$62,750 / year
BLS OEWS, May 2025 — 27-0000 group row
Employment Level
Very High
2,046,290 people hold this job — size, not growth
Projected 2025–35
+3.8%
employment change
1,700 openings a year · BLS line item
What the score is made of
Each task is mapped to its work activities, scored for AI automation potential, and weighted by how important those activities are to the job. These are the components.
Automation potential 47%
Importance-weighted mean of the scored tasks. This is the headline index.
Physical work 16%
Share of weighted tasks in hands-on or machine-operating work activities.
Judgment & influence 28%
Share in analysis, decisions, teaching, directing, advising, or caring for others.
Routine administration 16%
Share in documenting, recording, and administrative activities.
Rewritten by O*NET 0%
Share of weighted tasks O*NET rewrote in a recent update. Reported, not folded into the score.
Consequence of error 4/100
Low
O*NET's own rating of how serious an uncorrectable mistake would be here — respondents, not us. Deliberately not in the index: the score measures what AI can do with the task content, and multiplying it by stakes would be our judgment dressed as data.
Constituent Task Mix
19 tasks for this occupation, weighted by work-activity importance. Shares below are of total task weight, not task count.
High exposure (≥ 60% of the task is automatable) 38%
7 tasks
Medium exposure (≥ 35%) 27%
5 tasks
Low exposure (below 35%) 36%
7 tasks
How would you survive?
Move your week away from the high-exposure tasks and toward the ones that need judgment. The simulator recalculates the index as you shift the mix.
Simulate Upskilling →Emerging & rewritten tasks
Tasks O*NET added or rewrote for this occupation in its recent updates (05/2025 – 08/2026), with who proposed them. Additions are not in the scored task inventory — they are new work O*NET is still measuring, so they appear here and nowhere in the index. A Revision replaces a task that is scored, which is why only those move the "Rewritten by O*NET" share.
- New 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Write announcement scripts for events.
Constituent Tasks
#22619 · Core · 20% automatable
Operate disc jockey controller and other equipment, such as microphones.
physical manipulation — Console operation requires live physical adjustment
Operate control consoles for sound, lighting or video.
#22609 · Core · 48% automatable
Communicate with clients or venue owners to determine event information, such as music preferences, scheduling, and anticipated attendance.
interpersonal — Needs elicitation requires human rapport and judgment
Confer with clients to determine needs.
#22605 · Core · 68% automatable
Adhere to schedules to keep events running on time.
data analysis — Project time/cost estimation from parameters
Estimate time or monetary resources needed to complete projects.
#22608 · Core · 20% automatable
Collect payments from customers.
physical manipulation — Collecting fares physically from customers
Collect fares or payment from customers.
#22613 · Core · 65% automatable
Develop written contracts for bookings.
text generation — Draft contracts; legal terms human-owned
Prepare sales or other contracts.
#22607 · Core · 4% automatable
Assemble audio and video equipment.
physical manipulation — Fine dexterity assembling electronics
Assemble electrical or electronic equipment.
#22622 · Core · 55% automatable
Select and play music incorporating crowd preferences and mood.
decision support — Resource selection needs situational judgment
Select resources needed to accomplish tasks.
#22610 · Core · 30% automatable
Conduct sound checks to ensure equipment is working and appropriate for the venue.
data analysis — AI interprets results; human runs physical tests
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
#22612 · Core · 55% automatable
Create tailored playlists by aligning music with event functions.
decision support — Resource selection needs situational judgment
Select resources needed to accomplish tasks.
#22616 · Core · 63% automatable
Listen to music before playing at events to ensure recordings are appropriate and meet quality standards.
visual inspection — Transcription and content review strong, quality judgment human
Review audio or video recordings. Select resources needed to accomplish tasks.
#22621 · Core · 85% automatable
Organize music libraries or playlists.
data analysis — Maintain files and records in structured systems
Maintain records, documents, or other files.
#22611 · Core · 88% automatable
Create itemized invoices to record amounts due for services rendered.
data analysis — Structured transaction data entry and recording
Record sales or transactions data.
#22617 · Core · 78% automatable
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of music releases and trends.
information retrieval — AI curates updates; human maintains working knowledge
Maintain current knowledge related to work activities.
#22618 · Core · 45% automatable
Mix, cut, or sample recorded music using DJ controllers, CDJs, or DJ mixers.
visual inspection — AI assists cuts; editorial and technical judgment human
Edit audio or video recordings. Mix sound inputs.
#22614 · Core · 15% automatable
Encourage guests to dance using group dances, competitions, or other party games.
interpersonal — Running live gaming floor with patrons and stakes
Conduct amusement or gaming activities.
#22604 · Core · 62% automatable
Accept music requests from event guests.
interpersonal — Routine inquiries answerable; nuanced cases need human
Respond to customer inquiries.
#22606 · Core · 55% automatable
Advertise services using media such as internet advertising and brochures.
text generation — Promotional content drafted; human runs channels and relationships
Promote products, activities, or organizations.
#22620 · Core · 20% automatable
Operate visual effects equipment, such as lights, fog machines, or lasers.
physical manipulation — Console operation requires live physical adjustment
Operate control consoles for sound, lighting or video.
#22615 · Core · 15% automatable
Lead party games, such as dance-offs or prize giveaways.
interpersonal — Running live gaming floor with patrons and stakes
Conduct amusement or gaming activities.
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How this was scored
- 1. Tasks. O*NET task statements for this occupation, from a release whose newest record is dated 08/2026.
- 2. Work activities. Each task maps to 1–5 Detailed Work Activities; each activity belongs to one of 41 Generalized Work Activities that O*NET rates for importance (1–5) in this occupation.
- 3. Automation potential. Every work activity carries one score for how far current AI can perform it end-to-end. Tasks inherit the mean of their activities.
- 4. Weighting. Task weight = 0.35 + 0.65 × (importance − 1)/4, scaled by how often the task is performed and by 0.7 for Supplemental tasks. Importance is the task's own O*NET rating where it exists (18,369 of 18,838 tasks); the rest inherit their work activities' importance. The index is the weighted mean.
Check: across the 910 occupations where O*NET also rates how far machine speed sets the pace, this index moves opposite to it (Spearman ρ = -0.49). The more a job is paced by equipment, the less of its task content AI can address — the relationship you would expect if the scoring is working.
Sources · O*NET 31.0 (task records to 08/2026) · BLS OEWS May 2025 · BLS projections 2025-2035 · rubric v2.1 · tasks for O*NET, not a forecast
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