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Software & technology · O*NET

YouTube is a software tool tracked in the Video creation and editing software category of O*NET's Technology Skills file. It appears in the technology profile of 74 occupations that together employ about 40,733,490 workers, with a median wage of $70,980.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 64th percentile for AI task-exposure (Moderate) — how much of what those jobs do overlaps with what today's AI can attempt. That measures the exposure of the work, not the value of the tool or any sign it is being replaced. See where every tool category sits →

Occupations that use this tool

Occupations whose O*NET technology profile lists YouTube, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024) and describe the occupation, not an individual or the tool's own market.

Occupation Workers Median pay
Retail Salespersons 3,800,250 $34,580
General and Operations Managers 3,584,420 $102,950
Registered Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Customer Service Representatives 2,725,930 $42,830
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 2,070,480 $57,440
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,737,820 $46,290
Software Developers 1,654,440 $133,080
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1,531,700 $48,620
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 1,495,580 $66,140
Nursing Assistants 1,388,430 $39,530
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 1,266,860 $66,780
Online Merchants 1,128,200 $81,270
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1,113,160 $47,320
Project Management Specialists 1,006,160 $100,750
Human Resources Specialists 917,460 $72,910
Food Preparation Workers 888,770 $34,220
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 861,140 $76,950
Search Marketing Strategists 861,140 $76,950
Computer User Support Specialists 697,210 $60,340
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 688,840 $49,670
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 632,430 $62,340
Sales Managers 603,710 $138,060
Computer Systems Analysts 497,800 $103,790
Insurance Sales Agents 469,480 $60,370
Marketing Managers 384,980 $161,030
Recreation Workers 309,640 $35,380
Self-Enrichment Teachers 308,520 $45,590
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 296,640 $66,700
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 295,460 $35,250
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 293,930 $100,070
Public Relations Specialists 280,590 $69,780
Coaches and Scouts 250,940 $45,920
Industrial Production Managers 234,380 $121,440
Business Intelligence Analysts 233,440 $112,590
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 219,010 $84,130
Human Resources Managers 215,520 $140,030
Graphic Designers 214,260 $61,300
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 199,800 $102,610
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 192,480 $37,350
Speech-Language Pathologists 178,790 $95,410
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 176,420 $103,960
Media Technical Directors/Managers 145,270 $83,480
Producers and Directors 145,270 $83,480
Web and Digital Interface Designers 111,400 $98,090
Pest Control Workers 96,110 $44,730
Editors 95,480 $75,260
Web Developers 78,860 $90,930
Public Relations Managers 76,060 $138,520
Audio and Video Technicians 70,080 $54,830
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 63,350 $40,440
Photographers 51,230 $42,520
Art Directors 50,370 $111,040
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers 47,800 $72,270
Writers and Authors 47,800 $72,270
Medical Transcriptionists 43,070 $37,550
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists 41,550 $60,280
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 39,390 $49,490
Actors 38,800 —
Musicians and Singers 38,350 —
Fundraising Managers 36,920 $123,480
Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 40 occupations in occupations that use YouTube. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Nursing Assistants Food Preparation Workers Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Pest Control Workers Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Registered Nurses Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Industrial Production Managers Self-Enrichment Teachers Photographers General and Operations Managers Producers and Directors Retail Salespersons Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers Human Resources Managers Computer User Support Specialists Art Directors AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use YouTube, by AI task-overlap and median pay

Related tools

Other software in the Video creation and editing software category.

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.

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

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "YouTube." 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/software/youtube

APA

Singulariki. (2026). YouTube. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/software/youtube

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  title  = {YouTube},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {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},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/software/youtube}
}

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