Graphics or photo imaging software
Technology category · O*NET
Graphics or photo imaging software is a technology category in the O*NET database. Across U.S. occupations, 279 report using software or tools in this category. The named products below are the specific examples O*NET records for those jobs. The occupations that use it sit, on average, at the 74th percentile of AI task-exposure ( high) — how much that work overlaps with what AI can do, not a sign the tool is being replaced. See where every tool category sits.
A Hot tag marks technologies O*NET sees frequently in employer job postings; In demand marks tools an occupation specifically requires.
Example software & tools
Ranked by how many occupations list each product. Each number is an occupation count — a job is counted once per product — so the product rows overlap and do not sum to the category total.
Showing the top 40 of 225 products in this category.
Occupations that use Graphics or photo imaging software
- Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
- Advertising Sales Agents
- Advertising and Promotions Managers
- Aerospace Engineers
- Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
- Agricultural Engineers
- Agricultural Inspectors
- Airfield Operations Specialists
- Animal Breeders
- Anthropologists and Archeologists
- Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
- Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
- Architectural and Civil Drafters
- Architectural and Engineering Managers
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
- Archivists
- Art Directors
- Art Therapists
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
- Astronomers
- Athletes and Sports Competitors
- Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
- Audio and Video Technicians
- Automotive Engineers
- Aviation Inspectors
- Billing and Posting Clerks
- Biochemists and Biophysicists
- Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
- Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Biological Technicians
- Biologists
- Biostatisticians
- Broadcast Technicians
- Brokerage Clerks
- Budget Analysts
- Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
- Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Showing 40 of 279 occupations.
How AI is used by roles that use Graphics or photo imaging software
A software category is not itself "being automated" — but we can look at the roles that report using Graphics or photo imaging software and ask how those people actually use AI. This rolls the Anthropic Economic Index per-role signal up across those roles, weighted by how much observed AI activity each one has. 65.6% of the 279 roles that use this category carry observed AI-usage data (183 roles).
Across those roles, 58.9% of AI conversations are people working with AI and 36.1% hand a task to AI , with an average autonomy of 3.77 / 5.
| Collaboration pattern | Share | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| task iteration | 36.1% | you and AI go back and forth |
| directive | 33.1% | AI does it; you give the instruction |
| learning | 15.8% | you ask AI to explain or teach |
| validation | 6.9% | you do it; AI checks your work |
| feedback loop | 3.0% | AI does it, then adjusts from your feedback |
Roles behind this signal
The roles using this category that have the most AEI data. "Works with AI" is the role's share of conversations that augment rather than automate.
| Occupation | Works with AI | Autonomy |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | 63.2% | 4.0/5 |
| Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 63.2% | 4.0/5 |
| Editors | 68.2% | 4.0/5 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | 65.2% | 3.0/5 |
| Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers | 46.2% | 4.0/5 |
| Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors | 70.6% | 4.0/5 |
| Technical Writers | 54.2% | 4.0/5 |
| Office Clerks, General | 36.5% | 3.0/5 |
| Instructional Coordinators | 53.1% | 4.0/5 |
| Geography Teachers, Postsecondary | 65.7% | 3.3/5 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 66.2% | 3.5/5 |
| Communications Teachers, Postsecondary | 65.7% | 3.0/5 |
Source: Anthropic Economic Index (2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2) over a sample of Claude.ai Free and Pro conversations — not all AI tools and not the whole workforce. Roles list software categories in O*NET; this does not mean AI is used inside Graphics or photo imaging software, only that people in those roles use AI. Some conversations are left unclassified, so shares need not sum to 100.
Industries that concentrate this
Where Graphics or photo imaging software matters most across the economy. Employment reach is the share of an industry's workers in occupations that significantly use Graphics or photo imaging software (O*NET importance ≥ 3 of 5, or report using the tool category). Concentration compares that reach to the national average industry, so a value above 1× means the requirement is more pervasive here than across the economy as a whole.
Nationally, about 32.6% of workers are in occupations that significantly use Graphics or photo imaging software (measured across 67 industries).
Sectors with the most such workers
| Sector | Workers | Employment reach |
|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6,723,130 | 62.4% |
| Retail Trade | 6,676,750 | 42.8% |
| Educational Services | 5,851,490 | 42.9% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4,313,780 | 18.7% |
| Manufacturing | 3,666,480 | 28.7% |
| Construction | 3,376,320 | 41.6% |
| Wholesale Trade | 2,773,380 | 45.9% |
| Finance and Insurance | 2,759,010 | 44.3% |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 2,451,230 | 27.1% |
| Information | 2,022,150 | 69.5% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 1,594,130 | 56.7% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1,167,330 | 26.4% |
Industries where it is most concentrated
| Industry | Level | Concentration | Employment reach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painting and Wall Covering Contractors | National industry | 2.74× | 89.2% |
| Television Broadcasting Stations | National industry | 2.74× | 89.4% |
| Engineering Services | National industry | 2.58× | 84.1% |
| Newspaper Publishers | National industry | 2.51× | 81.7% |
| Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | National industry | 2.27× | 74.0% |
| Sporting Goods Retailers | National industry | 2.22× | 72.3% |
| Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities | National industry | 2.19× | 71.3% |
| Information | Sector | 2.13× | 69.5% |
| Radio Broadcasting Stations | National industry | 2.05× | 66.7% |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 1.91× | 62.4% |
| Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing | National industry | 1.87× | 61.0% |
| Testing Laboratories and Services | National industry | 1.8× | 58.7% |
Reach is a measure of how widespread a requirement is across an industry's workforce, not how intensively any individual uses it. Sector worker counts come from BLS OEWS employment; the significance threshold and tool use come from O*NET. Industries shown by concentration are filtered to a real worker base so a tiny specialty cannot top the list on rounding.
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
- Census NAICS 2022 U.S. Census Bureau
- Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
- “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic
- AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans academic
Data compiled June 3, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
Cite this page
Singulariki. "Graphics or photo imaging software." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; Census NAICS 2022; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/tools/graphics-or-photo-imaging-software
Singulariki. (2026). Graphics or photo imaging software. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/tools/graphics-or-photo-imaging-software
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