# Graphic Designers

> Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.

- **SOC code:** 27-1024.00
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/roles/role-27-1024-00
- **Also known as:** Artist, Designer, Graphic Artist, Graphic Designer, Brand Designer, Graphic Design Coordinator, Online Producer, Production Artist
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap (how codifiable the work is), not jobs lost or a forecast. Every figure below is traced to a named public dataset.

## What this work is

**Core tasks** (O*NET):
- Key information into computer equipment to create layouts for client or supervisor.
- Review final layouts and suggest improvements, as needed.
- Determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and select style and size of type.
- Develop graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and Web sites.
- Create designs, concepts, and sample layouts, based on knowledge of layout principles and esthetic design concepts.
- Use computer software to generate new images.
- Prepare digital files for printing.
- Confer with clients to discuss and determine layout design.
- Research the target audience of projects.
- Draw and print charts, graphs, illustrations, and other artwork, using computer.
- Mark up, paste, and assemble final layouts to prepare layouts for printer.
- Maintain archive of images, photos, or previous work products.

## Skills, tools, capabilities

**Knowledge, skills & abilities** (O*NET, highest importance first):
- Design _(knowledge)_
- Computers and Electronics _(knowledge)_
- Fine Arts _(knowledge)_
- Communications and Media _(knowledge)_
- Originality _(ability)_
- Fluency of Ideas _(ability)_
- Near Vision _(ability)_
- English Language _(knowledge)_
- Active Listening _(essential_skill)_
- Written Comprehension _(ability)_
- Sales and Marketing _(knowledge)_
- Oral Comprehension _(ability)_

**Skills in demand:**
- English Language _(Common Skill)_
- Active Listening _(Common Skill)_
- Microsoft PowerPoint _(Common Skill)_
- Microsoft Excel _(Common Skill)_
- Adobe Photoshop _(Specialized Skill)_
- Adobe InDesign _(Specialized Skill)_
- Adobe Illustrator _(Specialized Skill)_
- Adobe After Effects _(Specialized Skill)_
- Writing _(Common Skill)_
- Speech Recognition _(Specialized Skill)_
- Deductive Reasoning _(Common Skill)_
- Critical Thinking _(Common Skill)_

**Tools & technology:**
- Adobe After Effects _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Adobe Creative Cloud software _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Adobe Illustrator _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Adobe InDesign _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Adobe Photoshop _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Canva _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Cascading style sheets CSS _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Figma _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Hypertext markup language HTML _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft Excel _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft Office software _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft PowerPoint _(hot technology, in demand)_

## AI exposure & outlook

- **AI task-overlap index:** 80th percentile (High) across all occupations — composite of current-era exposure studies (ai-exposure-index-v1).
- **Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.):** 65th percentile (Moderate) — source: felten_aioe.
- **LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou):** 95th percentile (High) — source: eloundou_gamma.
- **AI assistant applicability (Microsoft):** 75th percentile (High) — source: microsoft_applicability.
- **Frey–Osborne (2013, historical computerization estimate):** 27th percentile — kept separate from current-era studies.
- **Remote-capable (Dingel–Neiman):** yes — task structure, not who actually works remote.
- **Projected employment (BLS 2024–34):** 2.1% growth (About average); 20k annual openings; 265.9k → 271.5k jobs.
- **Pay & employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** median $61,300; 214,260 employed.

## How people actually use AI here

Anthropic Economic Index — measured AI conversations mapped to this occupation's tasks:

- **Automation vs augmentation:** 46% automation, 48% augmentation (usage-weighted).
- **Autonomy median:** 4.0 (higher = AI acts more independently).
- **Dominant collaboration mode:** task iteration.

**Tasks most handed to AI here:**
- Use computer software to generate new images. _(8.2% of measured AI use; directive)_
- Determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and select style and size of type. _(2.3% of measured AI use; task iteration)_
- Prepare notes and instructions for workers who assemble and prepare final layouts for printing. _(1.2% of measured AI use; task iteration)_
- Develop graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and Web sites. _(0.5% of measured AI use; task iteration)_
- Research new software or design concepts. _(0.4% of measured AI use; learning)_

**Example prompts (honest phrasings of the tasks above — starting points, not endorsed instructions):**
- Help me use computer software to generate new images.
- Help me determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and select style and size of type.
- Help me prepare notes and instructions for workers who assemble and prepare final layouts for printing.
- Help me develop graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and Web sites.
- Help me research new software or design concepts.

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS Employment Projections** (2024–2034) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **Microsoft “Working with AI”** (working-with-ai) — Microsoft Research. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130
- **AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE)** (Felten, Raj & Seamans) — academic. https://github.com/AIOE-Data/AIOE
- **Frey & Osborne (2013)** (frey-osborne-automation) — academic. https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/publications/the-future-of-employment/
- **Dingel & Neiman (2020)** (dingel-neiman-workathome) — academic. https://github.com/jdingel/DingelNeiman-workathome

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-27-1024-00_