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Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Operate television, video, or film camera to record images or scenes for television, video, or film productions.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Compose and frame each shot, applying the technical aspects of light, lenses, film, filters, and camera settings to achieve the effects sought by directors.People already use AI for this at work
- 02Operate television or motion picture cameras to record scenes for television broadcasts, advertising, or motion pictures.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 03Adjust positions and controls of cameras, printers, and related equipment to change focus, exposure, and lighting.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 04Confer with directors, sound and lighting technicians, electricians, and other crew members to discuss assignments and determine filming sequences, desired effects, camera movements, and lighting requirements.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 05Operate zoom lenses, changing images according to specifications and rehearsal instructions.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 06Observe sets or locations for potential problems and to determine filming and lighting requirements.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 07Set up and perform live shots for broadcast.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 08Use cameras in any of several different camera mounts, such as stationary, track-mounted, or crane-mounted.Mostly human for now
- 09Test, clean, maintain, and repair broadcast equipment, including testing microphones, to ensure proper working condition.Mostly human for now
- 10Edit video for broadcast productions, including non-linear editing.People already use AI for this at work
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job loss17%of this job’s work time goes to tasks that people already do with Claude at work, counting tasks where AI only helps as half (2026).Anthropic, 2026
42%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 69% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Above 67% of jobsin how much of this job’s physical work robots have been shown to do, from factories to homes (2026).Anthropic, 2026
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Use cameras in any of several different camera mounts, such as stationary, track-mounted, or crane-mounted.
- Test, clean, maintain, and repair broadcast equipment, including testing microphones, to ensure proper working condition.