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Art Directors
Also filed here: Art director, Creative director
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 4.2% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #162 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +4.2% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $114,850 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 140,200 in the US, with about 12,200 openings a year
The work, 15 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI helps with this: Create visual designs or displays19%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 78 conversations, and it got them there 40% of the time.
Still yours: Coordinate artistic or entertainment activities12%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Study details of artistic productions11%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,233 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about specifications or project details8%
AI performed this in about 1 in 117 Copilot conversations and completed it 78% of the time.
AI does this: Explain technical details of products or services8%
AI performed this in about 1 in 43 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI does this: Determine operational methods or procedures6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 461 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Confer with clients to determine needs or order specifications5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 502 conversations, and it got them there 54% of the time.
AI helps with this: Research technology designs or applications4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 149 conversations, and it got them there 89% of the time.
AI helps with this: Prepare informational or instructional materials4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 137 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Direct scientific or technical activities4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Perform recruiting or hiring activities4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Negotiate contracts or agreements3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Create artistic designs or performances3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 86 conversations, and it got them there 43% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 104 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 12,200 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 26% of the workAgricultural Engineers22% AI does, against 37% here+6.9% by 2035 · $98,590 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 25% of the workArchitects16% AI does, against 37% here+4.3% by 2035 · $99,280 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 22% of the workMakeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance28% AI does, against 37% here+6.1% by 2035 · $97,150 · Postsecondary certificate
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On the wire.
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deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.24, higher than 78% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 27-1011 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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