Commercial or industrial designer
Designs products like cars, appliances, and toys, mixing art with research on how products are used, sold, and made.
Will AI replace commercial or industrial designer jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: High. More AI overlap than 71 in 100 jobs. AI can help with many tasks. The job is changing fast, and people who use AI well will lead it. 4% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Read publications and study competing products to get design ideas
- Present designs and reports to customers for approval
- Meet with engineering, marketing, and sales teams to test design ideas
What stays human
- Build models or samples from paper, wood, plastic, metal, and other materials
- Improve designs using models to match customer needs and trends
- Study product safety, appeal, ease of making, and use
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +2.4%. Typical pay: $83,910 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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