AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 27-1013.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators?

Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques.

Estimated AI task exposure
44%

Moderate exposure

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

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

Digital/info work

43/100

Physical moat

30/100

Human moat

13/100

Rating coverage

100%

28 task statements / 28 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Use materials such as pens and ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork.
Importance 87/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 67/100Weight 0.83
Integrate and develop visual elements, such as line, space, mass, color, and perspective, to produce desired effects, such as the illustration of ideas, emotions, or moods.
Importance 82/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 62/100Weight 0.82
Confer with clients, editors, writers, art directors, and other interested parties regarding the nature and content of artwork to be produced.
Importance 72/100Relevance 74/100Frequency 41/100Weight 0.65
Study different techniques to learn how to apply them to artistic endeavors.
Importance 62/100Relevance 83/100Frequency 35/100Weight 0.63
Maintain portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests, and abilities.
Importance 65/100Relevance 82/100Frequency 24/100Weight 0.61
Photograph objects, places, or scenes for reference material.
Importance 52/100Relevance 81/100Frequency 33/100Weight 0.58
Market artwork through brochures, mailings, or Web sites.
Importance 63/100Relevance 67/100Frequency 34/100Weight 0.57
Submit preliminary or finished artwork or project plans to clients for approval, incorporating changes as necessary.
Importance 70/100Relevance 66/100Frequency 43/100Weight 0.62
Shade and fill in sketch outlines and backgrounds, using a variety of media such as water colors, markers, and transparent washes, labeling designated colors when necessary.
Importance 72/100Relevance 51/100Frequency 60/100Weight 0.61
Collaborate with engineers, mechanics, and other technical experts as necessary to build and install creations.
Importance 68/100Relevance 32/100Frequency 88/100Weight 0.60

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

$55,490

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

11,220

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-2.9%

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%

39 points lower exposure • 76% profile similarity

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

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

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

5%

39 points lower exposure • 77% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,510 Growth 2025–2035: +6.7% Annual openings: 15

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

Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

5%

39 points lower exposure • 78% profile similarity

Median wage: $84,890 Growth 2025–2035: +5.4% Annual openings: 0

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

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

5%

39 points lower exposure • 78% profile similarity

Median wage: $57,550 Growth 2025–2035: +4.9% Annual openings: 3

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

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

39 points lower exposure • 76% profile similarity

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

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

6%

38 points lower exposure • 78% profile similarity

Median wage: $58,870 Growth 2025–2035: +2.8% Annual openings: 1

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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