Graphic designer
Creates graphics for ads, packaging, displays, and logos, using different media for artistic or decorative effects.
Will AI replace graphic designer jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: High. More AI overlap than 75 in 100 jobs. AI can help with many tasks. The job is changing fast, and people who use AI well will lead it. 37% 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
- Use computer software to create new images
- Develop graphics and layouts for logos, illustrations, and websites
- Decide the size and arrangement of images and text, and choose type
What stays human
- Assemble final layouts to prepare them for the printer
- Make still and animated graphics for TV news broadcasts
- Enter information into computers to create layouts
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: -1.7%. Typical pay: $62,960 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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