Choreographer

O*NET: Choreographers·27-2032.00

The Verdict:Choreographers craft original movement sequences tailored to dancers' abilities, direct rehearsals, and experiment in person to refine artistic vision. AI aids music selection, notation, and sketches but cannot replicate human creativity, performer collaboration, or embodied instruction. The role's artistic core endures as audiences seek human-authored performances.

Resilience Score

/100

Resilient

Score tiers

Highly Resilient81–100

Resilient61–80

Moderate Risk41–60

High Risk21–40

Critical Risk0–20

How is this scored?

Task Resilience

How much of this role's daily work remains beyond AI and robotic automation.

30% of score

Physical Presence

The degree to which this job needs a human present — hands-on, in the field, or in the room.

20% of score

Human Necessity

How important the unique human edge is — for trust, accountability, or judgment.

15% of score

Regulatory Shield

How strong the legal requirement is for a human in this job (by law, licensing, or credentials).

13% of score

Technological Maturity

How far AI remains from performing this role's core functions.

10% of score

Displacement Evidence

The volume of jobs in this field being eliminated by AI or automation right now.

12% of score

Score last updated: February 2026Full methodology

Avg Salary

Median annual wage from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 release.

$56k

Job Growth (10yr)

Projected change in total number of jobs (not salary) from 2024–2034. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections.

+6.1%

AI Exposure

Percentage of this role's analyzed tasks that AI can handle autonomously or nearly so. 0 of 18 tasks are classified as AI-exposed.

Low exposure

Task Analysis

This role's core work is hard to automate.
11 of 18 tasks require human judgment, presence, or trust. The 39% that are AI-leverage offer an edge — professionals who learn these tools will outperform those who don't.

0exposed

7AI leverage

11human-essential

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AI Can Handle This0 tasks

Tasks AI can do autonomously or nearly so

No exposed tasks identified

AI Leverage7 tasks

Master these tools — humans who do outperform those who don't

Record dance movements and their technical aspects, using a technical understanding of the patterns and formations of choreography.

Choose the music, sound effects, or spoken narrative to accompany a dance.

Develop ideas for creating dances, keeping notes and sketches to record influences.

Coordinate production music with music directors.

Design sets, lighting, costumes, and other artistic elements of productions, in collaboration with cast members.

Read and study story lines and musical scores to determine how to translate ideas and moods into dance movements.

Manage dance schools, or assist in their management.

Human Advantage11 tasks

Tasks requiring trust, presence, or novel judgment

Direct rehearsals to instruct dancers in dance steps and in techniques to achieve desired effects.

Advise dancers on standing and moving properly, teaching correct dance techniques to help prevent injuries.

Teach students, dancers, and other performers about rhythm and interpretive movement.

Direct and stage dance presentations for various forms of entertainment.

Experiment with different types of dancers, steps, dances, and placements, testing ideas informally to get feedback from dancers.

Seek influences from other art forms, such as theatre, the visual arts, and architecture.

Design dances for individual dancers, dance companies, musical theatre, opera, fashion shows, film, television productions, and special events, and for dancers ranging from beginners to professionals.

Audition performers for one or more dance parts.

Assess students' dancing abilities to determine where improvement or change is needed.

Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness.

Restage traditional dances and works in dance companies' repertoires, developing new interpretations.

Resilience Landscape

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