Changing
Creative
Photographer
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Key facts
−0.7%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United StatesEmployment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: moderate according to the ILO, high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: −0.7% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.
The job
Takes photographs for the press, advertising, businesses or private clients.
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Training
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Gauges
Risk 4/5 · High
AI exposureHighBLS AI exposure category "high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (medium)
Employment outlookDeclineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Photographers)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayLowBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $44,660
EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry
No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared
Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
- Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.