Actors
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media · SOC 27-2011
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 27-2011 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 10.1%
- Medium · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 35/100
- Low friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $36,483
- H-1B offered wage $38,688; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 7,700
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +0.3%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 1
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 9,194 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, or film productions, or other settings for entertainment, information, or instruction. Interpret serious or comic role by speech, gesture, and body movement to entertain or inform audience. May dance and sing.
Common titles: Actor, Actress, Comedian, Comic, Community Theater Actor, Ensemble Member
Representative Tasks
- •Collaborate with other actors as part of an ensemble.
- •Portray and interpret roles, using speech, gestures, and body movements, to entertain, inform, or instruct radio, film, television, or live audiences.
- •Work closely with directors, other actors, and playwrights to find the interpretation most suited to the role.
- •Perform humorous and serious interpretations of emotions, actions, and situations, using body movements, facial expressions, and gestures.
- •Study and rehearse roles from scripts to interpret, learn and memorize lines, stunts, and cues as directed.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Collaborate with others to prepare or perform artistic productions.
- •Entertain public with comedic or dramatic performances.
- •Study scripts to determine project requirements.
- •Practice athletic or artistic skills.
- •Audition for roles.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 10.1% | 18.3% |
| Outlook | Average | 18% Bright |
| Median Salary | $36,483 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 90/100 | N/A |