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AI Exposure Rank

83/100

Very High

Range 79–87/100 across source-weight sensitivity checks

Media and broadcasting engineer has an AI Exposure Rank of 83/100, meaning its work is more exposed to current AI capabilities than approximately 83% of Singapore occupations. The evidence currently points to hiring or substitution pressure; this is a relative rank, not a probability of job loss.

Hiring or substitution pressureClassification uncertain

Professionals·SGD 6,049/mo (5,012–8,631)·~2.4K workers in SG·Updated 2026-07-17

Relative AI exposure, not a prediction of job loss. Hiring, wages and role design depend on many forces this rank does not forecast.

Wage 7% below group median Exposure 15pp above group median #60 of 182 in Professionals →
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How This Rank Is Built

The evidence behind this occupation's AI exposure, with human-work and demand context shown separately. Score stability: watch. How this works

Tasks AI can handle

With 81% AI task overlap (based on Felten AIOE, Anthropic Economic Index, Eloundou GPT exposure, and ILO occupational exposure), the Media and broadcasting engineer tasks most exposed include: running standard statistical analyses, generating charts, cleaning data, writing SQL queries, and producing summary reports from structured data.

  • • Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
  • • Analyze or interpret logistics data involving customer service, forecasting, procurement, manufacturing, inventory, transportation, or warehousing.
  • • Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation.

O*NET tasks for this occupation with the most observed Claude usage (Anthropic task data).

What AI can't do here

At 21% human bottleneck protection, the tasks that remain hardest to automate for Media and broadcasting engineer include: framing the right question, identifying data quality issues, interpreting results in business context, communicating insights to non-technical stakeholders, and making judgment calls on methodology.

Main insulation channels: Deep preparation + Non-routine work — the work-context dimensions behind this occupation's human bottleneck.

Skills to focus on

Problem FramingStatistical ReasoningStorytelling with DataDomain Contextualization

Sources: Felten AIOE (2021), Anthropic Economic Index (2026), Eloundou GPT Exposure (Science, 2024), ILO GenAI (2025), Pizzinelli et al. bottleneck model. Full methodology.

From exposure to employment

What could change the employment outcome?

AI capability is only the starting point. Adoption, task design, human oversight, demand, mobility and evidence quality determine how exposure may resolve in practice.

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Workplace adoption

Leading sectors represented

All listed industries have MOM sector adoption evidence; observed-sector average 74.1%.

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Task structure

Task evidence available

100% weighted task match · 11% effective coverage

03

Human advantage

Coordination and judgment still matter

At 21% human bottleneck protection, the tasks that remain hardest to automate for Media and broadcasting engineer include: framing the right question, identifying data quality issues, interpreting results in business context, communicating insights to non-technical stakeholders, and making judgment calls on methodology.

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Hiring and demand

3.4% vacancy rate · 2026 Q1

PMET vacancies increased from Q4 and remained below their year-ago level. Hiring stayed net positive but slowed, while retrenchment incidence remained the highest of the three broad occupation groups. In 2025, this broad occupation group had 0.9% time-related underemployment and 6.9% non-permanent employment. Across the published male and female series, CPI-adjusted median income changed -0.8% to +2.3% from 2018 to 2023.

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Career transitions

Marine superintendent

easy modeled transition; outcomes still depend on skills, wages and openings.

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Evidence strength

medium confidence

4 exposure sources · sensitivity 79–87/100 across source-weight sensitivity checks.

These lenses are reported separately and do not alter AI Exposure Rank. Labour-market figures describe a broad official occupation cluster, not this SSOC occupation alone.

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Singapore Now

Current labour market conditions and how they affect this role.

Local conditions are under more strain. Vacancies have softened and displacement signals are less forgiving.

Vacancy

3.4%

↓ 2.9% YoY

Hiring

1.2%

vs 0.7% resign

Retrenchment

2.6

per 1,000 · moderate

Re-entry

69.1%

find work in 12mo· +1.4pp

Professionals, Managers, Executives & Technicians · 2026 Q1

Top Industries

Public Administration & Education Services
18%
Financial & Insurance Services
16%
Professional Services
13%

Industry vacancy overlays use the latest published detailed cross-tab, which can lag the main labour monitor.

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What You Can Do

Media and broadcasting engineer has some offset potential, but it depends on transition pathways holding up in practice and on workers clearing the main switching frictions.

Related roles you could transition to

Exposure-reducing

Higher AI exposure, but comparatively credible exposure-reducing moves exist — the strongest scores 80% match. Escape-route quality and labour demand matter alongside exposure.

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Frequently asked questions

Will AI replace Media and broadcasting engineer?

Media and broadcasting engineer has an AI Exposure Rank of 83/100, meaning its work is more exposed to current AI capabilities than approximately 83% of Singapore occupations. The evidence currently points to hiring or substitution pressure; this is a relative rank, not a probability of job loss. AI Exposure Rank: 83/100 (Very High). Median wage: SGD 6,049/month.

What is the AI exposure rank for Media and broadcasting engineer?

Media and broadcasting engineer has an AI Exposure Rank of 83/100, rated Very High. It ranks higher than approximately 83% of Singapore occupations for exposure to current AI capabilities; it is not a job-loss probability.

What career transitions are available for Media and broadcasting engineer?

Media and broadcasting engineer has modeled transition pathways to related occupations. The strongest adjacent pathway is Marine superintendent, based on skill and wage similarity (model-estimated). Transition scoring accounts for wage preservation, training ease, and destination quality.

How does Media and broadcasting engineer salary compare in the live market?

Media and broadcasting engineer earns a median gross wage of SGD 6,049/month in the live market (25th-75th percentile: SGD 5,012-8,631). This is 34% above median across all 562 scored occupations, and 7% below group median within Professionals occupations.