Floral Designers
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations- O*NET-SOC code
- 27-1023.00
Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.
- Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08
Moderate· relative
LowFour relative bandsVery highGroup-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
- Data source: AnthropicPublished: 2026-03
0.000
0.000Range of values carried here0.745Scale, basis and source
Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published
Mapped onto O*NET tasks
Published per SOC 2018 occupation; every O*NET occupation with the same SOC 2018 code carries this value
- Data source: ILOPublished: 2025
0.14
0.09Range of values carried here0.70Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
Published per ISCO-08 unit group. Linked to this occupation, wholly or in part, by applying U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC) as published
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
Show 15 hidden tasks16 rated tasks · 5 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (31.3%)
β = direct exposure (E1) + 0.5 × exposure when tools are available (E2), per the source repository's definition.
- Source unit: O*NET 27.2 tasks → O*NET 31.0 occupation code
- 1 rated task is not in the O*NET 31.0 task list; its score is kept as published for O*NET 27.2.
- Source
- OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" exposure rubric
- Release
- gh-main-0471612
- License
- MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI
| Task (O*NET 20.1) | Claude.aiRaw / share % |
|---|---|
Plan arrangement according to client's requirements, utilizing knowledge of design and properties of materials, or select appropriate standard design pattern.27-1023.00 | 0.0032100.0 |
Values in this tab are predicted labels, not observations. Eloundou et al. (2023) published two rating regimes — human raters and GPT-4 — and the β shown here is derived from the GPT-4 rater basis alone; the same task can take a different value under the other regime. The unit and the meaning differ from the observed shares (%) in the other tabs, so do not place them on the same axis.
| Task (O*NET 27.2) | βE1 + 0.5 × E2 |
|---|---|
Inform customers about the care, maintenance, and handling of various flowers and foliage, indoor plants, and other items.O*NET Task ID 1727 | 1.0 |
Select flora and foliage for arrangements, working with numerous combinations to synthesize and develop new creations.O*NET Task ID 1722 | 0.5 |
Order and purchase flowers and supplies from wholesalers and growers.O*NET Task ID 1723 | 0.5 |
Perform office and retail service duties, such as keeping financial records, serving customers, answering telephones, selling giftware items, and receiving payment.O*NET Task ID 1726 | 0.5 |
Create and change in-store and window displays, designs, and looks to enhance a shop's image.O*NET Task ID 1731 | 0.5 |
β = E1 + 0.5 × E2 · E1 = tasks where direct LLM access alone cuts time by at least 50%, E2 = tasks where software built on top of an LLM cuts time by at least 50%. Values take only 0 / 0.5 / 1.0.
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All O*NET 31.0 task statements (15)
All O*NET 31.0 task statements for this occupation (English, as published; task type core or supplemental). Exposure values are not listed here; they are in the table above, next to each task statement as worded in the O*NET version each source used.
| Task (O*NET 31.0) | Type |
|---|---|
| Confer with clients regarding price and type of arrangement desired and the date, time, and place of delivery. | Core |
| Plan arrangement according to client's requirements, using knowledge of design and properties of materials, or select appropriate standard design pattern. | Core |
| Water plants, and cut, condition, and clean flowers and foliage for storage. | Core |
| Select flora and foliage for arrangements, working with numerous combinations to synthesize and develop new creations. | Core |
| Order and purchase flowers and supplies from wholesalers and growers. | Core |
| Wrap and price completed arrangements. | Core |
| Trim material and arrange bouquets, wreaths, terrariums, and other items, using trimmers, shapers, wire, pins, floral tape, foam, and other materials. | Core |
| Perform office and retail service duties, such as keeping financial records, serving customers, answering telephones, selling giftware items, and receiving payment. | Core |
| Inform customers about the care, maintenance, and handling of various flowers and foliage, indoor plants, and other items. | Core |
| Decorate, or supervise the decoration of, buildings, halls, churches, or other facilities for parties, weddings and other occasions. | Core |
| Perform general cleaning duties in the store to ensure the shop is clean and tidy. | Core |
| Unpack stock as it comes into the shop. | Core |
| Create and change in-store and window displays, designs, and looks to enhance a shop's image. | Core |
| Conduct classes or demonstrations, or train other workers. | Core |
| Deliver arrangements to customers, or oversee employees responsible for deliveries. | Core |
0.35/ 3· Robot exposure index
Scale, basis and source
Each physical task is graded 0–3 by the setting in which robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated could do it (0 none · 1 purpose-built robot settings such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line · 2 structured facilities such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port · 3 unstructured settings such as a private home or a construction site), and the grades are averaged by share of working time
Physical tasks among this occupation's O*NET 29.3 tasks
Anthropic estimated the grades and time shares with Claude Opus 5 using web search, as of 2026.
The robot exposure index is a different measure from the AI exposure figures on this site and cannot be added to or compared with them. It does not measure actual adoption or cost, and 0 also covers occupations with no physical tasks.
Tier of each physical task
Robot environment tiers (E0–E3)
E0 noneDetails
Rated not doable by robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated, even in a purpose-built setting
E1 purpose-built robot settingsDetails
Rated doable in a setting built around the machine, such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line
E2 structured facilitiesDetails
Rated doable in a human work facility that an institution keeps to a working standard, such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port
E3 unstructured settingsDetails
Rated doable in a setting that no institution keeps to a working standard, such as a private home or a construction site
Only tasks classified as physical are listed; other tasks have no tier in the source.
| Task (O*NET 29.3) | Robot environment tier |
|---|---|
| Water plants, and cut, condition, and clean flowers and foliage for storage. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
| Select flora and foliage for arrangements, working with numerous combinations to synthesize and develop new creations. | E0 none |
| Wrap and price completed arrangements. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
| Trim material and arrange bouquets, wreaths, terrariums, and other items, using trimmers, shapers, wire, pins, floral tape, foam, and other materials. | E0 none |
| Decorate, or supervise the decoration of, buildings, halls, churches, or other facilities for parties, weddings and other occasions. | E0 none |
| Perform general cleaning duties in the store to ensure the shop is clean and tidy. | E2 structured facilities |
| Unpack stock as it comes into the shop. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
| Create and change in-store and window displays, designs, and looks to enhance a shop's image. | E0 none |
| Deliver arrangements to customers, or oversee employees responsible for deliveries. | E2 structured facilities |
| Conduct classes or demonstrations, or train other workers. | E0 none |
Occupation information
Employment outlook (BLS)
- Employment, 2025
- 45K
- Projected employment, 2035
- 43K
- Change (2025–35)
- -5.6%
- Median annual wage, 2025
- $37,360
- Typical education needed for entry
- High school diploma or equivalent
Korea classification links (KSCO)
Links from the current release of the Korea Occupation Direct Crosswalk v1.1, made by AI Changing Work. Relation values are read from the O*NET-SOC occupation side.
| KSCO code | KSCO title | Relation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52127 | 원예작물 판매원 | Related, not a match | confirmed |
Relation and status definitions(kr-direct v1.1)
ILO occupational description
AI Changing Work links the ISCO-08 unit groups below to this occupation by applying the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (2018 SOC to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to ISCO-08) as published, without case-by-case selection; each link may be whole or partial.
- ISCO-08 7549Craft and Related Workers not Elsewhere Classified
The definition, tasks and examples below are the ILO's description of that unit group, not of this occupation.
This group covers craft and trade occupations not classified elsewhere in Major Group 7: Craft and Related Trades Workers. For instance, the group includes those who mould, slice, grind and polish optical lenses and those who arrange flowers for display.
Tasks
- In such cases tasks would include -
- (a) heating, moulding and pressing optical glass to make lens blanks;
- (b) grinding and polishing lens blanks.
Example occupations
Flower arranger · Optical lens finisher · Optical lens moulder
Sources: ILO ISCO-08 — details: Credits
ESCO occupational vocabulary
Each entry below is matched to this occupation in the published ESCO-O*NET Crosswalk (version 1, 2022). The match types are that crosswalk's; the wording is AI Changing Work's.
- flower and garden specialised sellerESCO 5223.7.18Same scope
Flower and garden specialised sellers sell flowers, plants, seeds and/or fertilisers in specialised shops.
Source: European Commission, DG EMPL — ESCO API 2026-08-08 (bridge v1.2.1)
License: CC BY 4.0 (EU Reuse Notice)
ESCO reuse terms and the modification notice are in Credits.
France classification links (ROME)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and ROME 4.0 job profiles, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side. Links marked “provisional” were adopted on the judgments of two judges from the same model family (Claude) alone, or by an operator rule applied to their judgments, so they rest on weaker evidence than confirmed links.
| ROME code | ROME title (French) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| D1209 | Fleuriste | Same scopeprovisional |
Source: France Travail — Répertoire Opérationnel des Métiers et des Emplois (ROME 4.0), version 61, last updated 15 June 2026 (https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/repertoire-operationnel-des-metiers-et-des-emplois-rome). Licence Ouverte 2.0.
ROME codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET-SOC occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a France Travail correspondence.
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Spain classification links (CNO-11)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and CNO-11 occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| CNO-11 code | CNO-11 title (Spanish) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 7899 | Oficiales, operarios y artesanos de otros oficios no clasificados bajo otros epígrafes | This occupation is narrowerprovisional |
| 5220 | Vendedores en tiendas y almacenes | Related, not a matchprovisional |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), National Classification of Occupations 2011 (CNO-11, Royal Decree 1591/2010) — www.ine.es · Licensed CC BY 4.0. CNO-11 codes and Spanish titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not an INE correspondence.
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Germany classification links (KldB)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and KldB occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| KldB code | KldB title (German) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 12202 | Berufe in der Floristik - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten | Same scopeprovisional |
| 12203 | Berufe in der Floristik - komplexe Spezialistentätigkeiten | This occupation is broaderprovisional |
| 12132 | Berufe in der Friedhofsgärtnerei - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten | Related, not a matchprovisional |
| 12293 | Aufsichtskräfte - Floristik | Related, not a matchprovisional |
Source: © Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Klassifikation der Berufe 2010 – überarbeitete Fassung 2020, https://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de. KldB codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own mapping (eigene Zuordnung) and are not a Bundesagentur für Arbeit correspondence.
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Japan classification links (JSCO)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and JSCO occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| JSCO code | JSCO title (Japanese) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 224 | デザイナー | This occupation is narrower |
| 323 | 販売店員 | Related, not a match |
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan Standard Occupational Classification (Dec. 2009, MIC Notification No. 555). JSCO codes and Japanese titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a MIC correspondence.
(AI Changing Work link release: jp-direct v1)
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