Will AI replace Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators?
Yes. Sooner than you'd like.
Time left: 5 years and 5 months · Group: Production
The official job description
Perform work involved in developing and processing photographic images from film or digital media. May perform precision tasks such as editing photographic negatives and prints.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What photographic process workers and processing machine operators do all day (for now)
Create prints according to customer specifications and laboratory protocols.
Examine developed prints for defects, such as broken lines, spots, or blurs.
Fill tanks of processing machines with solutions such as developer, dyes, stop-baths, fixers, bleaches, or washes.
Immerse film, negatives, paper, or prints in developing solutions, fixing solutions, and water to complete photographic development processes.
Insert processed negatives and prints into envelopes for delivery to customers.
Load circuit boards, racks or rolls of film, negatives, or printing paper into processing or printing machines.
Also known as
Air Brush Artist, Airbrush Artist, Art Tracer, Automatic Developer, Automatic Mounter, Automatic Print Developer, Black and White Printer Operator, Color Laboratory Technician
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace photographic process workers and processing machine operators?
Yes. Sooner than you'd like. By my count you have 5 years and 5 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces photographic process workers and processing machine operators?
5 years and 5 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which photographic process workers and processing machine operators tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: create prints according to customer specifications and laboratory protocols. The rest follows.