Operate equipment to produce programs or broadcast live programs from remote locations.

“Operate equipment to produce programs or broadcast live programs from remote locations.” is a core task performed by Media Technical Directors/Managers. Among the occupation's 15 rated tasks, workers place it 8th by importance (#8 most important). About 78% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Operate communications equipment or systems. in Controlling Machines and Processes

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Direct technical aspects of newscasts and other productions, checking and switching between video sources and taking responsibility for the on-air product, including camera shots and graphics. · importance 4.8
• Switch between video sources in a studio or on multi-camera remotes, using equipment such as switchers, video slide projectors, and video effects generators. · importance 4.7
• Observe pictures through monitors and direct camera and video staff concerning shading and composition. · importance 4.5
• Follow instructions from production managers and directors during productions, such as commands for camera cuts, effects, graphics, and takes. · importance 4.5
• Supervise and assign duties to workers engaged in technical control and production of radio and television programs. · importance 4.3
• Set up and execute video transitions and special effects, such as fades, dissolves, cuts, keys, and supers, using computers to manipulate pictures as necessary. · importance 4.2
• Monitor broadcasts to ensure that programs conform to station or network policies and regulations. · importance 4.2
• Test equipment to ensure proper operation. · importance 4.0
• Train workers in use of equipment, such as switchers, cameras, monitors, microphones, and lights. · importance 4.0
• Act as liaisons between engineering and production departments. · importance 3.5
• Discuss filter options, lens choices, and the visual effects of objects being filmed with photography directors and video operators. · importance 3.5
• Collaborate with promotions directors to produce on-air station promotions. · importance 3.3
• Confer with operations directors to formulate and maintain fair and attainable technical policies for programs. · importance 3.3
• Schedule use of studio and editing facilities for producers and engineering and maintenance staff. · importance 3.2

See all tasks on the Media Technical Directors/Managers page.

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
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

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

@misc{singulariki-task-3902,
  title  = {Operate equipment to produce programs or broadcast live programs from remote locations.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-3902}
}