Graphic Designers
Arts, Design, Entertainment & MediaAI exposure
- Data source: BLSPublished: '26.08
Very high· 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: '26.03
0.367
0.000Range of values carried here0.745Scale, basis and source
- Data source: ILOPublished: '25
0.49
0.09Range of values carried here0.70Group-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, 21% score at or above this value.
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 8 hidden tasks| Task | Claude.aiRaw / share % | APIRaw / share % |
|---|---|---|
Use computer software to generate new images.27-1024 | 0.082462.2 | 0.266896.3 |
Determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and select style and size of type.27-1024 | 0.023417.7 | —0 |
Prepare notes and instructions for workers who assemble and prepare final layouts for printing.27-1024 | 0.01158.7 | —0 |
Develop graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and Web sites.27-1024 | 0.00523.9 | 0.00562.0 |
Research new software or design concepts.27-1024 | 0.00362.7 | —0 |
Confer with clients to discuss and determine layout design.27-1024 | 0.00241.8 | —0 |
Create designs, concepts, and sample layouts, based on knowledge of layout principles and esthetic design concepts.27-1024 | 0.00211.6 | 0.00190.7 |
Review final layouts and suggest improvements as needed.27-1024 | 0.00191.4 | —0 |
Study illustrations and photographs to plan presentation of materials, products, or services. | —0 | 0.00291.0 |
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 | βE1 + 0.5 × E2 |
|---|---|
Create designs, concepts, and sample layouts, based on knowledge of layout principles and esthetic design concepts.O*NET Task ID 299 | 0.5 |
Determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and select style and size of type.O*NET Task ID 300 | 0.5 |
Use computer software to generate new images.O*NET Task ID 301 | 0.5 |
Mark up, paste, and assemble final layouts to prepare layouts for printer.O*NET Task ID 302 | 0.5 |
Draw and print charts, graphs, illustrations, and other artwork, using computer.O*NET Task ID 303 | 0.5 |
Review final layouts and suggest improvements, as needed.O*NET Task ID 304 | 0.5 |
Confer with clients to discuss and determine layout design.O*NET Task ID 305 | 0.5 |
Develop graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and Web sites.O*NET Task ID 306 | 0.5 |
Key information into computer equipment to create layouts for client or supervisor.O*NET Task ID 307 | 0.5 |
Prepare illustrations or rough sketches of material, discussing them with clients or supervisors and making necessary changes.O*NET Task ID 308 | 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.
Data sources & licenses — O*NET®, Anthropic Economic Index, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page
Occupation information
Recent Changes Affecting This Occupation
Apr 2026: Generative AI tools competing with mid-level designers. AI was #1 reason for March 2026 job cuts at 15,341 positions (25% of 60,620 total). Cumulative AI cuts since 2023: 107,094.
[Source: Challenger March 2026]Mar 2026: Adobe reports 65% of creative professionals now use AI generation tools in their workflow
[Source: Adobe Research]Mar 2026: HBR: Graphic designers identified as automation-vulnerable occupation with declining job postings since generative AI tools became widely available.
[Source: HBR (Mar 2026)]