Adobe After Effects
Skill in demand · Lightcast
Adobe After Effects is a specialized skill in the Lightcast Open Skills taxonomy — the vocabulary employers use to describe what work requires. It maps to 11 occupations that together employ about 1,096,430 workers, with a median wage of $68,810. Its reach across the occupation map is moderate. The occupations that use it sit, on average, at the 81st percentile of AI task-exposure ( high) — a measure of how much the work overlaps with what AI can do, not of the skill's value. See where every skill sits.
This page is built from a crosswalk that maps each occupation's O*NET knowledge, skill, and ability requirements to the named Lightcast skill — it reflects which jobs require the skill, not a direct count of job postings. Employment and pay are BLS OEWS national figures for the occupations, not for the skill itself.
Occupations that need this skill
Occupations whose O*NET requirements map to Adobe After Effects, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024).
| Occupation | Workers | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance Sales Agents | 469,480 | $60,370 |
| Graphic Designers | 214,260 | $61,300 |
| Producers and Directors | 145,270 | $83,480 |
| Public Relations Managers | 76,060 | $138,520 |
| Photographers | 51,230 | $42,520 |
| Art Directors | 50,370 | $111,040 |
| Film and Video Editors | 28,860 | $70,980 |
| Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film | 24,460 | $68,810 |
| Special Effects Artists and Animators | 21,280 | $99,800 |
| Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators | 10,000 | $60,560 |
| Proofreaders and Copy Markers | 5,160 | $49,210 |
How this skill maps to occupations
The O*NET attribute types that bridge to this Lightcast skill, and how many of the mapped occupations each accounts for.
- O*NET software example 11
Datasets behind this page
Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.
- O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic
- AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans academic
Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
Cite this page
Singulariki. "Adobe After Effects." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/adobe-after-effects
Singulariki. (2026). Adobe After Effects. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/adobe-after-effects
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