AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 15-1255.01 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Video Game Designers?

Design core features of video games. Specify innovative game and role-play mechanics, story lines, and character biographies. Create and maintain design documentation. Guide and collaborate with production staff to produce games as designed.

Estimated AI task exposure
68%

High exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

24 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

59/100

Physical moat

3/100

Human moat

28/100

Rating coverage

100%

24 task statements / 24 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Balance and adjust gameplay experiences to ensure the critical and commercial success of the product.
Importance 91/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 58/100Weight 0.86
Create and manage documentation, production schedules, prototyping goals, and communication plans in collaboration with production staff.
Importance 80/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 61/100Weight 0.83
Develop and maintain design level documentation, including mechanics, guidelines, and mission outlines.
Importance 84/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 55/100Weight 0.83
Solicit, obtain, and integrate feedback from design and technical staff into original game design.
Importance 85/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 52/100Weight 0.83
Create core game features, including storylines, role-play mechanics, and character biographies for a new video game or game franchise.
Importance 86/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 49/100Weight 0.82
Devise missions, challenges, or puzzles to be encountered in game play.
Importance 86/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 48/100Weight 0.82
Provide feedback to designers and other colleagues regarding game design features.
Importance 80/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 54/100Weight 0.81
Conduct regular design reviews throughout the game development process.
Importance 85/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 45/100Weight 0.81
Guide design discussions between development teams.
Importance 75/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 48/100Weight 0.78
Provide feedback to production staff regarding technical game qualities or adherence to original design.
Importance 78/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 52/100Weight 0.78

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$104,000

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

113,330

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+6.0%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

8

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bicycle Repairers

5%

63 points lower exposure • 63% profile similarity

Median wage: $42,780 Growth 2025–2035: -5.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hydroelectric Production Managers

10%

58 points lower exposure • 66% profile similarity

Median wage: $126,060 Growth 2025–2035: +2.6% Annual openings: 17

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

63 points lower exposure • 64% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

63 points lower exposure • 62% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Butchers and Meat Cutters

5%

63 points lower exposure • 61% profile similarity

Median wage: $40,140 Growth 2025–2035: +2.4% Annual openings: 15

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Chefs and Head Cooks

12%

56 points lower exposure • 67% profile similarity

Median wage: $62,470 Growth 2025–2035: +6.6% Annual openings: 25

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

  • routine information gathering
  • first-pass document drafting
  • standard reporting and summarization
  • repeatable administrative workflows

AUGMENT

  • research and analysis
  • quality checking AI-generated work
  • decision preparation
  • scenario generation

PROTECT

  • domain expertise
  • exception handling
  • accountability for outcomes

LEARN

  • AI-assisted research
  • workflow automation
  • data literacy
  • prompt and workflow design
  • AI output verification

AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

What this score does not mean

The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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