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Adobe Illustrator

Software & technology · O*NET

Adobe Illustrator is a hot technology software tool tracked in the Graphics or photo imaging software category of O*NET's Technology Skills file. It appears in the technology profile of 100 occupations that together employ about 25,151,510 workers, with a median wage of $72,910. O*NET flags it as a hot technology — a skill frequently requested in job postings.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 81st percentile for AI task-exposure (High) — how much of what those jobs do overlaps with what today's AI can attempt. That measures the exposure of the work, not the value of the tool or any sign it is being replaced. See where every tool category sits →

Occupations that use this tool

Occupations whose O*NET technology profile lists Adobe Illustrator, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024) and describe the occupation, not an individual or the tool's own market.

Occupation Workers Median pay
Retail Salespersons 3,800,250 $34,580
Customer Service Representatives 2,725,930 $42,830
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,737,820 $46,290
Software Developers 1,654,440 $133,080
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 1,266,860 $66,780
Sustainability Specialists 1,128,200 $81,270
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1,113,160 $47,320
Human Resources Specialists 917,460 $72,910
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 861,140 $76,950
Computer User Support Specialists 697,210 $60,340
Computer Systems Analysts 497,800 $103,790
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 472,770 $74,260
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians 439,380 $108,970
Information Technology Project Managers 439,380 $108,970
Web Administrators 439,380 $108,970
Training and Development Specialists 436,610 $65,850
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators 397,770 $78,420
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 385,000 $57,770
Marketing Managers 384,980 $161,030
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 350,230 $101,140
Mechanical Engineers 286,760 $102,320
Public Relations Specialists 280,590 $69,780
Graphic Designers 214,260 $61,300
Instructional Coordinators 210,850 $74,720
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers 210,340 $167,740
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 199,800 $102,610
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 192,480 $37,350
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 162,780 $69,590
Producers and Directors 145,270 $83,480
Printing Press Operators 145,110 $45,160
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 131,830 $64,320
Video Game Designers 111,400 $98,090
Web and Digital Interface Designers 111,400 $98,090
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 111,140 $96,690
Computer Programmers 109,870 $98,670
Architectural and Civil Drafters 109,550 $64,280
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 97,890 $80,190
Advertising Sales Agents 97,470 $61,460
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 96,950 $49,390
Editors 95,480 $75,260
Environmental Restoration Planners 84,930 $80,060
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 84,930 $80,060
Industrial Ecologists 84,930 $80,060
Web Developers 78,860 $90,930
Public Relations Managers 76,060 $138,520
Library Technicians 73,770 $39,970
Audio and Video Technicians 70,080 $54,830
Interior Designers 69,580 $63,490
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 63,350 $40,440
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 59,710 $93,330
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 59,590 $78,270
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 56,720 $51,940
Technical Writers 55,530 $91,670
Photographers 51,230 $42,520
Art Directors 50,370 $111,040
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers 47,800 $72,270
Writers and Authors 47,800 $72,270
Training and Development Managers 44,960 $127,090
Urban and Regional Planners 43,040 $83,720
Brokerage Clerks 40,090 $62,940
Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 40 occupations in occupations that use Adobe Illustrator. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Printing Press Operators Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Audio and Video Technicians First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Special Education Teachers, Secondary School Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers Library Technicians Producers and Directors Retail Salespersons Government Property Inspectors and Investigators Architects, Except Landscape and Naval Mechanical Engineers Training and Development Managers Architectural and Civil Drafters Computer User Support Specialists Art Directors Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use Adobe Illustrator, by AI task-overlap and median pay

Related tools

Other software in the Graphics or photo imaging software category.

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. "Adobe Illustrator." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/software/adobe-illustrator

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Singulariki. (2026). Adobe Illustrator. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/software/adobe-illustrator

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  title  = {Adobe Illustrator},
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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/software/adobe-illustrator}
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