Examine costume fit on cast members and sketch or write notes for alterations.

“Examine costume fit on cast members and sketch or write notes for alterations.” is a core task performed by Costume Attendants. Among the occupation's 21 rated tasks, workers place it 17th by importance (#5 most important). About 87% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Evaluate production inputs or outputs. in Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Provide dressing assistance to cast members or assign cast dressers to assist specific cast members with costume changes. · importance 4.2
• Create worksheets for dressing lists, show notes, or costume checks. · importance 4.2
• Arrange costumes in order of use to facilitate quick-change procedures for performances. · importance 4.1
• Design or construct costumes or send them to tailors for construction, major repairs, or alterations. · importance 4.0
• Distribute costumes or related equipment and keep records of item status. · importance 4.0
• Check the appearance of costumes on stage or under lights to determine whether desired effects are being achieved. · importance 3.9
• Clean and press costumes before and after performances and perform any minor repairs. · importance 3.8
• Collaborate with production designers, costume designers, or other production staff to discuss and execute costume design details. · importance 3.7
• Monitor, maintain, or secure inventories of costumes, wigs, or makeup, providing keys or access to assigned directors, costume designers, or wardrobe mistresses/masters. · importance 3.7
• Purchase, rent, or requisition costumes or other wardrobe necessities. · importance 3.5
• Direct the work of wardrobe crews during dress rehearsals or performances. · importance 3.4
• Participate in the hiring, training, scheduling, or supervision of alteration workers. · importance 3.4
• Provide managers with budget recommendations and take responsibility for budgetary line items related to costumes, storage, or makeup needs. · importance 3.4
• Assign lockers to employees and maintain locker rooms, dressing rooms, wig rooms, or costume storage or laundry areas. · importance 3.3

See all tasks on the Costume Attendants page.

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
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

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

@misc{singulariki-task-9629,
  title  = {Examine costume fit on cast members and sketch or write notes for alterations.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-9629}
}