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Film and Video Editors

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Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May work with a producer or director to organize images for final production. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.

10 main tasks · most important first

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01Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts or the instructions of directors and producers.People already use AI for this at work
02Edit films and videotapes to insert music, dialogue, and sound effects, to arrange films into sequences, and to correct errors, using editing equipment.People already use AI for this at work
03Select and combine the most effective shots of each scene to form a logical and smoothly running story.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
04Review footage sequence by sequence to become familiar with it before assembling it into a final product.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
05Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
06Trim film segments to specified lengths and reassemble segments in sequences that present stories with maximum effect.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
07Cut shot sequences to different angles at specific points in scenes, making each individual cut as fluid and seamless as possible.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
08Review assembled films or edited videotapes on screens or monitors to determine if corrections are necessary.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
09Verify key numbers and time codes on materials.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
10Manipulate plot, score, sound, and graphics to make the parts into a continuous whole, working closely with people in audio, visual, music, optical, or special effects departments.AI could speed this up, with extra tools

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.

Checked O*NET 31.0, August 2026Corrections

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Where these numbers come from

O*NET 31.0 Database, US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), 2026-08. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (observed exposure), Anthropic, 2026-03-05. Licence: CC BY.

Working with AI: Measuring the Applicability of Generative AI to Occupations (v1.1), Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025-12. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

GPTs are GPTs: labor market impact potential of LLMs (Science, 2024), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023. Licence: MIT.

What work can robots do? (robot exposure index), Anthropic, 2026-09-30. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

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