AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 27-1022.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Fashion Designers?

Design clothing and accessories. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends.

Estimated AI task exposure
42%

Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

20 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

48/100

Physical moat

41/100

Human moat

21/100

Rating coverage

100%

20 task statements / 20 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Sketch rough and detailed drawings of apparel or accessories, and write specifications such as color schemes, construction, material types, and accessory requirements.
Importance 95/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 64/100Weight 0.88
Examine sample garments on and off models, modifying designs to achieve desired effects.
Importance 82/100Relevance 89/100Frequency 51/100Weight 0.77
Select materials and production techniques to be used for products.
Importance 77/100Relevance 93/100Frequency 49/100Weight 0.76
Collaborate with other designers to coordinate special products and designs.
Importance 68/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 41/100Weight 0.72
Confer with sales and management executives or with clients to discuss design ideas.
Importance 78/100Relevance 86/100Frequency 41/100Weight 0.72
Direct and coordinate workers involved in drawing and cutting patterns and constructing samples or finished garments.
Importance 74/100Relevance 83/100Frequency 50/100Weight 0.72
Provide sample garments to agents and sales representatives, and arrange for showings of sample garments at sales meetings or fashion shows.
Importance 74/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 36/100Weight 0.71
Identify target markets for designs, looking at factors such as age, gender, and socioeconomic status.
Importance 73/100Relevance 86/100Frequency 34/100Weight 0.68
Purchase new or used clothing and accessory items as needed to complete designs.
Importance 66/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 33/100Weight 0.66
Adapt other designers' ideas for the mass market.
Importance 62/100Relevance 86/100Frequency 41/100Weight 0.66

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$80,960

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

21,450

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+0.1%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

2

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

37 points lower exposure • 79% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

37 points lower exposure • 78% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

9%

33 points lower exposure • 81% profile similarity

Median wage: $61,010 Growth 2025–2035: +10.9% Annual openings: 41

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

37 points lower exposure • 79% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

8%

34 points lower exposure • 81% profile similarity

Median wage: $35,660 Growth 2025–2035: -2.4% Annual openings: 72

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

6%

36 points lower exposure • 81% profile similarity

Median wage: $57,020 Growth 2025–2035: +1.6% Annual openings: 14

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure

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      What this score does not mean

      The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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