Disc Jockeys, Except Radio

AI & job outlook

What today's research says about this occupation's exposure to AI, how AI is actually being used in it, and where employment is headed. These are positions within published studies — measures of exposure and usage, not predictions that this job will disappear.

Exposure to current AI

Each study uses its own scale, so the raw scores are not comparable across rows — the percentile (this job's rank among all U.S. occupations with data) is the comparable figure, and sizes the bars.

OpenAI's exposure study scores tasks three ways: with a language model alone (α 0.4), with simple added tooling (β 0.5), and including AI-powered software (γ 0.6). Higher means more of the job's tasks could be done at least twice as fast — not that they will be automated away.

Job outlook

Independent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projection for 2024–2034 — a labor-market forecast, not an AI-impact forecast.

“Annual openings” counts new jobs plus replacements for workers who leave the occupation, so it can be large even when growth is modest.

Tasks

All 19 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, ordered by importance. Each links to its own page with AI-exposure and observed-use detail.

• Accept music requests from event guests.
• Adhere to schedules to keep events running on time.
• Advertise services using media such as internet advertising and brochures.
• Assemble audio and video equipment.
• Collect payments from customers.
• Communicate with clients or venue owners to determine event information, such as music preferences, scheduling, and anticipated attendance.
• Conduct sound checks to ensure equipment is working and appropriate for the venue.
• Create itemized invoices to record amounts due for services rendered.
• Create tailored playlists by aligning music with event functions.
• Develop written contracts for bookings.
• Encourage guests to dance using group dances, competitions, or other party games.
• Lead party games, such as dance-offs or prize giveaways.
• Listen to music before playing at events to ensure recordings are appropriate and meet quality standards.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of music releases and trends.
• Mix, cut, or sample recorded music using DJ controllers, CDJs, or DJ mixers.
• Operate disc jockey controller and other equipment, such as microphones.
• Operate visual effects equipment, such as lights, fog machines, or lasers.
• Organize music libraries or playlists.
• Select and play music incorporating crowd preferences and mood.

Work activities

• Respond to customer inquiries.
• Estimate time or monetary resources needed to complete projects.
• Promote products, activities, or organizations.
• Assemble electrical or electronic equipment.
• Collect fares or payment from customers.
• Confer with clients to determine needs.
• Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
• Record sales or transactions data.
• Select resources needed to accomplish tasks.
• Prepare sales or other contracts.
• Conduct amusement or gaming activities.
• Review audio or video recordings.
• Maintain current knowledge related to work activities.
• Edit audio or video recordings.
• Mix sound inputs.
• Operate control consoles for sound, lighting or video.
• Maintain records, documents, or other files.

Skills in demand

Skills employers ask for in job postings for this occupation (Lightcast), with whether each is a common or specialized skill.

• Microsoft Word Common Skill
• Microsoft Excel Common Skill
• Adobe Audition Specialized Skill

Tools & technology

How to get in

Job zone

Zone 2 — Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed

Education

Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.

Typical entry-level education

High school diploma or equivalent · BLS, the typical path — not a requirement

Related experience

Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.

Preparation level

SVP (Below 6.0) — total schooling plus on-the-job experience.

What to study: Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services , Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians , Visual and Performing Arts . Fields of study crosswalked to this occupation (NCES CIP–SOC), not a requirement.

Interests & work styles

The interests and personal qualities O*NET associates with people who do this work.

Interest areas

Career interests (Holland / RIASEC)

Work styles

Wages & employment

U.S. · annual wages (BLS OEWS)

Industries that employ this occupation

Where these workers are employed, by number of jobs (national, BLS OEWS). Pay shown is the occupation's national median, not industry-specific.

Where this work is most concentrated

Industries where this occupation is far more common than in the economy as a whole. The location quotient is how many times more concentrated it is here (a value of 5 means five times its economy-wide share).

Related occupations

Part of the Arts, Entertainment, & Design career cluster.

• Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · 27-3011.00 Compare →
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• Music Directors and Composers · 27-2041.00 Compare →
• Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes · 13-1011.00 Compare →
• Audio and Video Technicians · 27-4011.00 Compare →
• Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · 13-1121.00 Compare →
• Musicians and Singers · 27-2042.00 Compare →
• Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · 49-2097.00 Compare →
• Producers and Directors · 27-2012.00 Compare →
• Broadcast Technicians · 27-4012.00 Compare →
• Video Game Designers · 15-1255.01 Compare →
• Media Technical Directors/Managers · 27-2012.05 Compare →

Side-by-side comparisons place two occupations’ pay, preparation, skills, and AI exposure on the same page — same data, same scale, no forecast.

What you can do with this

Options the data surfaces for Disc Jockeys, Except Radio — not advice or a forecast. Each is a real cross-link you can follow into the evidence.

Sources for 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
• BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai Microsoft Research
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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