Headline risk
18%
Moderate RiskGraphic Designer
AI displacement pressure score based on US employment data, wages, and demand signals. Built from 2 related occupations weighted by relevance.
Why this score
63% of tasks overlap with current AI
61% human advantage from judgment & presence
60% demand buffer from the local labour market
These factors interact with each other — the final score is not a simple sum of these bars.
Share of tasks AI can handle today
Work that requires human presence or coordination
How strong local hiring demand is for this role
How complete the underlying data is
Workflow profile
How this role's daily work breaks down across different dimensions.
Workflow dimensions (0 = low, 1 = high)
US employment data
Employment overview
Share of job tasks AI can currently perform
Annual median wage
Projected employment change 2024–2034
Education and training typically needed
Key metrics
Job zone
4The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.
Median wage
USD 79,450USD 62,040 to USD 103,170
Openings
2.5K3.2% projected change
Median age
41.8640K employed
What this job involves
Design and develop manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and children's toys. Combine artistic talent with research on product use, marketing, and materials to create the most functional and appealing product design.
Entry requirements: Moderate preparation
The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.
Wage context
Median annual
USD 79,450
Mean annual
USD 88,000
10th percentile: USD 49,390
25th percentile: USD 62,040
75th percentile: USD 103,170
90th percentile: USD 134,840
Hourly median: USD 38
Employment: 30,250 workers
Demand outlook
Current employment
30.6K
Projected employment
31.6K
Openings: 2.5K
Projected change: 3.2%
Education: Bachelor's degree
Work experience: None
On-the-job training: None
Median wage: USD 79,450
Employment of industrial designers is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Workforce profile
Based on a survey of workers currently in this occupation.
Protects from AI displacement
- Can telework 40.5% of workers
Typical background
- No education requirement 21.9% of workers
- High school diploma 22.5% of workers
- Bachelor's degree 44.4% of workers
- Associate's degree 11.1% of workers
- On-the-job training 34.35% of workers
- Prior work experience 60.5% of workers
Other characteristics
- Specific vocational preparation 10.6% of workers
Day-to-day work
Industrial designers combine art, business, and engineering to develop the concepts for manufactured products.
Industrial designers work in a variety of industries. Although industrial designers work primarily in offices, they may travel to testing facilities, design centers, clients’ exhibit sites, users’ homes or workplaces, and places where the product is manufactured.
Industrial designers typically need a bachelor's degree to enter the occupation. They also need an electronic portfolio with examples of their design projects.
Key tasks
- 1. Prepare sketches of ideas, detailed drawings, illustrations, artwork, or blueprints, using drafting instruments, paints and brushes, or computer-aided design equipment. · AI can do 0%
- 2. Modify and refine designs, using working models, to conform with customer specifications, production limitations, or changes in design trends. · AI can do 0%
- 3. Confer with engineering, marketing, production, or sales departments, or with customers, to establish and evaluate design concepts for manufactured products. · AI can do 0%
- 4. Evaluate feasibility of design ideas, based on factors such as appearance, safety, function, serviceability, budget, production costs/methods, and market characteristics. · AI can do 0%
- 5. Present designs and reports to customers or design committees for approval and discuss need for modification. · AI can do 0%
- 6. Research production specifications, costs, production materials, and manufacturing methods and provide cost estimates and itemized production requirements. · AI can do 0%
Tools commonly used
Work environment
- E-Mail 5.0/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 5.0/5
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.9/5
- Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team 4.7/5
- Telephone Conversations 4.7/5
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.4/5
Who does this work
Median age: 41.8
640K employed · Under 25: 10% · 25–54: 71% · 55+: 19%
Data sources: O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Component occupations
How this score works
The score measures how much this role's tasks overlap with current AI capabilities, adjusted for human-only requirements and local job market demand. This is a structural pressure estimate, not a prediction of job losses. Learn how scores work →