Arts, Design & Media

Musicians & Singers

SOC 27-2042

Perform and record music, usually pieced together across many gigs.

Median pay

$99k

$57k to $157k typical range

Outlook

Stable

17k openings / yr

Education

No formal credential

AI displacement risk

High

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person · our model, not a benchmark

Works with AI

4/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

69th pct

More exposed than 69% of occupations · modeled estimate · 28th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

43/100

Key skills

Speaking
Active Listening
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Writing

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.