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Animator
In-betweening and rough animation automate; direction and timing remain skilled work.
Replacement risk
72%
Mostly gone by
2032
Runway left
6 yrs
Very high chance of replacement
The ten-question breakdown
Each factor is scored 0–100. Higher means easier to automate.
Scoring the ten factors for this job…
What you can do now
- Move into animation direction
- Specialise in rigging, pipeline and technical art
- Develop a distinctive personal style
Where to move next
- Animation director
- Technical artist
- Storyboard artist