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Graphic Designers
Also filed here: Graphic designer, Designer, Visual designer, Illustrator, Motion designer, Creative designer
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 1.7% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- Joint #199 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -1.7% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $62,960 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 253,100 in the US, with about 16,000 openings a year
The work, 13 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 displays45%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 78 conversations, and it got them there 40% of the time.
AI does this: Study details of artistic productions10%
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 details10%
AI performed this in about 1 in 117 Copilot conversations and completed it 78% of the time.
Still yours: Operate industrial processing or production equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Perform administrative or clerical activities5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 401 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
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.
Still yours: Collect data about consumer needs or opinions5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Research technology designs or applications3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 149 conversations, and it got them there 89% of the time.
Still yours: Operate audiovisual or related equipment2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Edit written materials or documents2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 162 Copilot conversations and completed it 95% of the time.
AI does this: Write material for artistic or commercial purposes2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 95 Copilot conversations and completed it 89% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 98 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 16,000 openings a year as people retire or move on.
BLS on AIAI and other tools replace some designers and make others more productive. Source ↗
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 45% of the workArchitectural and Civil Drafters22% AI does, against 33% here+5.2% by 2035 · $66,150 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 32% of the workCartographers and Photogrammetrists19% AI does, against 33% here+7.4% by 2035 · $81,390 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 20% of the workArchitects16% AI does, against 33% here+4.3% by 2035 · $99,280 · Bachelor’s degree
How to read this file.
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 0.23, higher than 75% 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, 27-1024 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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