Makeup Artists

Arts, Design, Entertainment & Media

AI exposure

  • Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08

    Moderate· relative

    LowFour relative bandsVery high

    Group-level value

    Scale, basis and source

    Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)

    831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band

    Source dataset (XLSX download)

  • Data source: AnthropicPublished: 2026-03

    0.000

    0.000Range of values carried here0.745
    Scale, basis and source

    Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published

    Mapped onto O*NET tasks

    Source dataset

  • Data source: ILOPublished: 2025

    0.18

    0.09Range of values carried here0.70

    Group-level value

    Scale, basis and source

    Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published

    ISCO-08 unit group — every occupation sharing the code gets this value

    Computed by this site, not published by the ILO: of the 1,012 occupations this site links to the ILO dataset, 90% score at or above this value.

    Source dataset

What kind of figure this source publishes

The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.

Task-level exposure

TaskAPIRaw / share %
Confer with stage or motion picture officials and performers to determine desired effects.

39-5091

0.00000.0
Not observed on any surface — 21 task(s) — These tasks have no row in the source for this release. The 0 in the share row is a display-stage composition ratio; absence is what the — in the raw row states.
Duplicate work precisely to replicate characters' appearances on a daily basis.
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Establish budgets, and work within budgetary limits.
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Apply makeup to enhance or alter the appearance of people appearing in productions such as movies.
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Alter or maintain makeup during productions as necessary to compensate for lighting changes or to achieve continuity of effect.
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Select desired makeup shades from stock, or mix oil, grease, and coloring to achieve specific color effects.
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Cleanse and tone the skin to prepare it for makeup application.
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Assess performers' skin type to ensure that makeup will not cause break-outs or skin irritations.
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Analyze a script, noting events that affect each character's appearance, so that plans can be made for each scene.
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Requisition or acquire needed materials for special effects, including wigs, beards, and special cosmetics.
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Write makeup sheets and take photos to document specific looks and the products used to achieve the looks.
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Examine sketches, photographs, and plaster models to obtain desired character image depiction.
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Attach prostheses to performers and apply makeup to create special features or effects, such as scars, aging, or illness.
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Evaluate environmental characteristics, such as venue size and lighting plans, to determine makeup requirements.
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Design rubber or plastic prostheses that can be used to change performers' appearances.
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Create character drawings or models, based upon independent research, to augment period production files.
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Study production information, such as character descriptions, period settings, and situations, to determine makeup requirements.
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Provide performers with makeup removal assistance after performances have been completed.
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Demonstrate products to clients, and provide instruction in makeup application.
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Clean supplies such as makeup brushes.
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Advise hairdressers on the hairstyles required for character parts.
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Wash and reset wigs.
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Data sources & licenses — O*NET®, Anthropic Economic Index, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page

Occupation information