disc jockey

Disc jockeys mix music from various sources using turntables or a mixing console and play music at events in front of a live audience. They may provide the music on the radio. They select the music played on the radio and make sure that it is broadcasted according to schedule. Disc jockeys can also create mixes for later distribution and playback.

The most in-demand skills for this role include acoustics, musical instruments, musical genres, musical theory, select music for performance, mix multi-track recordings. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives disc jockey a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.