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Set and Exhibit Designers vs Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Set and Exhibit Designers and Architects, Except Landscape and Naval on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Set and Exhibit Designers Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$66,280
$96,690
Employment · BLS OEWS
10,850
111,140
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
77th pct
61st pct

At a glance

Dimension Set and Exhibit Designers Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Median pay $66,280 $96,690
Employment 10,850 111,140
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+2.3%) About average (+3.9%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 2,500 7,800
Typical education · O*NET Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree). Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
AI exposure · published exposure studies High · 77th pct Moderate · 61st pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 68th pct · 37% of tasks 70th pct · 37% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Automation-leaning (43.3%) Augmentation-leaning (53.8%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman Yes Yes

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Design, Fluency of Ideas, Oral Comprehension, Visualization, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Written Comprehension, Originality, Problem Sensitivity, Computers and Electronics, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Operations Analysis, Oral Expression, Written Expression, Information Ordering, Near Vision, Speech Recognition, Deductive Reasoning, Speech Clarity, Building and Construction, Coordination, Inductive Reasoning, Category Flexibility, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Writing, English Language, Active Learning, Monitoring, Mathematics, Mathematics.

Specific to Set and Exhibit Designers

  • Fine Arts
  • Time Management
  • History and Archeology
  • Communications and Media
  • Production and Processing
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation

Specific to Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

  • Public Safety and Security
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Administration and Management
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Far Vision
  • Systems Analysis
  • Law and Government

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Graphics or photo imaging software , Computer aided design CAD software , Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Document management software , Desktop publishing software , Data base user interface and query software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Word processing software .

Specific to Set and Exhibit Designers

Specific to Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Set and Exhibit Designers or Architects, Except Landscape and Naval — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Set and Exhibit Designers vs Architects, Except Landscape and Naval." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/set-and-exhibit-designers-vs-architects-except-landscape-and-naval

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Singulariki. (2026). Set and Exhibit Designers vs Architects, Except Landscape and Naval. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/set-and-exhibit-designers-vs-architects-except-landscape-and-naval

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