Skills it runs on
The capabilities O*NET rates most important for this occupation — the human ground the work is built on.
See all skills →Floral Designers
Occupation · SOC 27-1023.00
Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.
Also called: Designer · Floral Clerk · Floral Designer · Florist · Floral Artist · Floral Department Specialist · Wedding Decorator · Artificial Foliage Arranger · Corsage Maker · Custom Framer · Design Consultant · Design Maker
Job family: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
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AI work map
A fast read on where AI already shows up in this occupation, where it stays a copilot, where humans remain in the loop, and what the labor market is doing. Built from observed Claude.ai conversations mapped to O*NET tasks and from published research — measures of usage and exposure, not advice or predictions that the job is going away.
Market signal
Independent published positions, read together — not a forecast.
- Declining employment outlook (-5.9% by 2034)
- 5,100 openings/yr
- Moderate AI exposure
- Median pay $36,120/yr
- Can largely be done remotely (teleworkable)
44th-percentile task overlap — yet about 5,100 openings a year (-5.9% projected, BLS) . What exposure means →
AI & job outlook
What today's research says about this occupation's exposure to AI, how AI is actually being used in it, and where employment is headed. These are positions within published studies — measures of exposure and usage, not predictions that this job will disappear.
Exposure to current AI
Each study uses its own scale, so the raw scores are not comparable across rows — the percentile (this job's rank among all U.S. occupations with data) is the comparable figure, and sizes the bars.
| Measure | Rank vs all occupations | Percentile | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) Moderate | 41st | -0.3 | |
| LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) Moderate | 34th | 0.3 | |
| AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) Moderate | 59th | 0.2 |
OpenAI's exposure study scores tasks three ways: with a language model alone (α 0.1), with simple added tooling (β 0.2), and including AI-powered software (γ 0.3). Higher means more of the job's tasks could be done at least twice as fast — not that they will be automated away.
Most of this job's tasks can be done remotely (Dingel–Neiman), which tends to track with higher digital and AI exposure.
Historical automation estimate (2013)
A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
Frey–Osborne probability 0.0 · 23rd percentile among occupations · Low
Job outlook
Independent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projection for 2024–2034 — a labor-market forecast, not an AI-impact forecast.
| Outlook | Declining · -5.9% by 2034 |
| Projected annual openings | 5,100 |
| Employment 2024 → 2034 | 43,800 → 41,200 |
“Annual openings” counts new jobs plus replacements for workers who leave the occupation, so it can be large even when growth is modest.
Where this work sits on the global GenAI gradient
The ILO's 2025 global study scores generative-AI exposure on the international ISCO-08 occupation system, not US SOC. Bridged through the published (and approximate, many-to-many) IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 crosswalk, this US occupation corresponds to the international occupation below. Exposure here means how much of the work's tasks today's AI can attempt — task overlap, not automation, adoption, or jobs lost.
Floral Designers sits at the 16th percentile of 427
occupations on the global GenAI task-exposure gradient
— exposure rose from 2023 to 2025. Each dot is one occupation; the
ringed one is this work. Exposure is task overlap, not automation or jobs lost.
14% mean task exposure (2025)
16th percentile of 427 placed occupations
+7 pts shift 2023 → 2025
| International occupation (ISCO-08) | Task exposure (2025) | Most tasks fall in |
|---|---|---|
| Craft and Related Workers not Elsewhere Classified · 7549 | 14% | Not exposed |
Read the whole six-band gradient on the GenAI exposure gradient page. The crosswalk is approximate: a US occupation can map to several international ones, and the ILO scores describe the international occupation, not this exact US role.
Tasks
All 16 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, ordered by importance. Each links to its own page with AI-exposure and observed-use detail.
- Confer with clients regarding price and type of arrangement desired and the date, time, and place of delivery. Core · importance 4.6
- Select flora and foliage for arrangements, working with numerous combinations to synthesize and develop new creations. Core · importance 4.5
- Order and purchase flowers and supplies from wholesalers and growers. Core · importance 4.5
- Deliver arrangements to customers, or oversee employees responsible for deliveries. Core · importance 4.4
- Plan arrangement according to client's requirements, using knowledge of design and properties of materials, or select appropriate standard design pattern. Core · importance 4.4
- Water plants, and cut, condition, and clean flowers and foliage for storage. Core · importance 4.4
- Trim material and arrange bouquets, wreaths, terrariums, and other items, using trimmers, shapers, wire, pins, floral tape, foam, and other materials. Core · importance 4.3
- Wrap and price completed arrangements. Core · importance 4.3
- Perform office and retail service duties, such as keeping financial records, serving customers, answering telephones, selling giftware items, and receiving payment. Core · importance 4.2
- Unpack stock as it comes into the shop. Core · importance 4.1
- Create and change in-store and window displays, designs, and looks to enhance a shop's image. Core · importance 3.9
- Inform customers about the care, maintenance, and handling of various flowers and foliage, indoor plants, and other items. Core · importance 3.9
- Perform general cleaning duties in the store to ensure the shop is clean and tidy. Core · importance 3.9
- Decorate, or supervise the decoration of, buildings, halls, churches, or other facilities for parties, weddings and other occasions. Core · importance 3.8
- Conduct classes or demonstrations, or train other workers. Supplemental · importance 3.1
- Grow flowers for use in arrangements or for sale in shop. Supplemental
Work activities
- Confer with clients to determine needs.
- Develop artistic or design concepts for decoration, exhibition, or commercial purposes.
- Irrigate lawns, trees, or plants.
- Care for plants or animals.
- Select materials or props.
- Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
- Determine the value of goods or services.
- Arrange items for use or display.
- Construct distinctive physical objects for artistic, functional, or commercial purposes.
- Maintain records, documents, or other files.
- Provide educational information to the public.
- Arrange artwork, products, or props.
- Clean facilities or work areas.
- Clean surfaces in preparation for work activities.
- Stock products or parts.
- Stock supplies or merchandise.
- Train others on work processes.
- Arrange delivery of goods or services.
Knowledge, skills & abilities
O*NET importance rating, from 1 (not important) to 5 (extremely important).
Knowledge
| Customer and Personal Service | 4.1 | |
| Production and Processing | 3.5 | |
| Sales and Marketing | 3.5 | |
| Design | 3.4 | |
| English Language | 3.4 | |
| Administration and Management | 2.9 |
Essential skills
| Active Listening | 4.0 | |
| Speaking | 3.9 | |
| Critical Thinking | 3.3 | |
| Active Learning | 3.0 | |
| Monitoring | 3.0 | |
| Reading Comprehension | 2.9 |
Abilities
| Oral Comprehension | 4.0 | |
| Oral Expression | 4.0 | |
| Visualization | 3.9 | |
| Originality | 3.6 | |
| Near Vision | 3.6 | |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 3.6 | |
| Speech Clarity | 3.6 | |
| Category Flexibility | 3.5 | |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.4 | |
| Information Ordering | 3.3 | |
| Speech Recognition | 3.3 | |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.1 | |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 3.1 | |
| Manual Dexterity | 3.1 | |
| Finger Dexterity | 3.1 | |
| Trunk Strength | 3.1 | |
| Far Vision | 3.1 | |
| Written Comprehension | 3.0 | |
| Selective Attention | 3.0 | |
| Written Expression | 2.9 | |
| Problem Sensitivity | 2.9 |
Transferable skills
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.4 | |
| Service Orientation | 3.4 | |
| Time Management | 3.3 | |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.1 | |
| Operations Analysis | 3.0 | |
| Coordination | 2.9 | |
| Persuasion | 2.9 |
Skills in demand
Skills employers ask for in job postings for this occupation (Lightcast), with whether each is a common or specialized skill.
Tools & technology
| Example | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| Web page creation and editing software | Hot technology | |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | Hot technology |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | Hot technology |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | Hot technology |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | Hot technology |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | Hot technology |
| Inventory tracking software | Inventory management software | |
| Supply ordering software | Procurement software | |
| Timekeeping software | Time accounting software | |
| Transaction accounting software | Accounting software | |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software |
Work context
How characteristic each condition is of the job, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale (higher = more present in day-to-day work). Each condition links to how it varies across all occupations.
How to get in
- Job zone
- Zone 2 — Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Typical entry-level education
- High school diploma or equivalent · BLS, the typical path — not a requirement
- Related experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- Preparation level
- SVP (Below 6.0) — total schooling plus on-the-job experience.
Education of current workers
Share of people in this occupation at each level of education.
| High School Diploma | 75.8% | |
| Some College Courses | 11.2% | |
| Bachelor's Degree | 7.9% | |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 3.3% | |
| Less than a High School Diploma | 0.9% | |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 0.9% |
Interests & work styles
The interests and personal qualities O*NET associates with people who do this work.
Interest areas
| Applied Arts and Design | 5.2 | |
| Visual Arts | 3.9 | |
| Personal Service | 3.4 | |
| Physical/Manual Labor | 3.2 | |
| Sales | 3.0 | |
| Marketing/Advertising | 2.6 | |
| Management/Administration | 2.3 | |
| Office Work | 2.1 | |
| Culinary Art | 2.0 |
Career interests (Holland / RIASEC)
| Realistic | 5.1 | |
| Artistic | 4.5 | |
| Conventional | 3.9 | |
| Enterprising | 3.7 | |
| Social | 2.5 |
Work styles
| Attention to Detail | 2.1 | |
| Dependability | 2.1 |
Wages & employment
U.S. · annual wages (BLS OEWS)
| 10th percentile | $27,260 |
| 25th percentile | $30,200 |
| Median (50th) | $36,120 |
| 75th percentile | $43,420 |
| 90th percentile | $48,690 |
| People employed | 40,160 |
Industries that employ this occupation
Where these workers are employed, by number of jobs (national, BLS OEWS). Pay shown is the occupation's national median, not industry-specific.
| Industry | Workers | National median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Retail Trade · Sector | 36,200 | $36,090 |
| Wholesale Trade · Sector | 1,450 | $34,950 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) · Sector | 770 | $43,860 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services · Sector | 590 | $35,040 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation · Sector | 310 | $38,470 |
| Accommodation and Food Services · Sector | 270 | $45,410 |
| Temporary Help Services · National industry | 220 | $34,670 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · Sector | 180 | $32,260 |
| Landscaping Services · National industry | 180 | $32,410 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises · Sector | 150 | $40,360 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance · Sector | 50 | $40,510 |
| Casino Hotels · National industry | 50 | $50,080 |
Where this work is most concentrated
Industries where this occupation is far more common than in the economy as a whole. The location quotient is how many times more concentrated it is here (a value of 5 means five times its economy-wide share).
| Industry | Concentration | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail Trade · Sector | 8.91× | 36,200 |
| Wholesale Trade · Sector | 0.92× | 1,450 |
| Landscaping Services · National industry | 0.76× | 180 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) · Sector | 0.67× | 770 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation · Sector | 0.45× | 310 |
| Temporary Help Services · National industry | 0.32× | 220 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services · Sector | 0.25× | 590 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises · Sector | 0.21× | 150 |
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Side-by-side comparisons place two occupations’ pay, preparation, skills, and AI exposure on the same page — same data, same scale, no forecast.
What you can do with this
Options the data surfaces for Floral Designers — not advice or a forecast. Each is a real cross-link you can follow into the evidence.
Skills that travel
Capabilities this work builds that are used across many other occupations.
Adjacent roles
Occupations O*NET rates as related — the nearby moves on the map.
Paths in
How people typically prepare for this work.
- High school diploma or equivalent · typical entry level
- Job zone 2 — Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed · preparation tier
Zoom out
On the global GenAI exposure gradient this work sits around the 16th percentile of 427 international occupations.
Write a report on thisheadline · factoids · citation
Floral Designers show 44th-percentile AI task overlap — and about 5,100 annual U.S. openings
- Floral Designers rank in the 44th percentile (Moderate band) for AI task overlap across U.S. occupations — a measure of how much of the work today's AI can attempt, not how much is automated.Eloundou et al. (GPTs are GPTs) + Felten AIOE
- The occupation is projected to see about 5,100 U.S. job openings per year (2024–34), counting growth and replacement — a labor-demand projection made independently of AI.BLS Employment Projections 2024–34
- BLS projects employment to be declining (-5.9%) from 2024 to 2034.BLS Employment Projections 2024–34
- Median annual pay is $36,120, across about 40,160 U.S. workers.BLS OEWS (May 2024)
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Floral Designers show 44th-percentile AI task overlap — and about 5,100 annual U.S. openings • Floral Designers rank in the 44th percentile (Moderate band) for AI task overlap across U.S. occupations — a measure of how much of the work today's AI can attempt, not how much is automated. (Eloundou et al. (GPTs are GPTs) + Felten AIOE) • The occupation is projected to see about 5,100 U.S. job openings per year (2024–34), counting growth and replacement — a labor-demand projection made independently of AI. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34) • BLS projects employment to be declining (-5.9%) from 2024 to 2034. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34) • Median annual pay is $36,120, across about 40,160 U.S. workers. (BLS OEWS (May 2024)) Source: Singulariki — "Floral Designers". https://singulariki.com/roles/role-27-1023-00 Note: AI task overlap measures what today's AI can attempt, not automation, job loss, or a forecast.
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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.
- O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai Microsoft Research
- “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic
- AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans academic
- ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025 International Labour Organization
- IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022 Institute for Structural Research (IBS)
- Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation academic
- Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome academic
Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
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Plain
Singulariki. "Floral Designers." 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; 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/roles/role-27-1023-00
APA
Singulariki. (2026). Floral Designers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/roles/role-27-1023-00
BibTeX
@misc{singulariki-role-27-1023-00,
title = {Floral Designers},
author = {{Singulariki}},
year = {2026},
note = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; 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},
url = {https://singulariki.com/roles/role-27-1023-00}
} Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.