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Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Also filed here: Artist, Painter, Sculptor
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 2.9% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #391 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -2.9% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $55,490 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 28,900 in the US, with about 2,200 openings a year
The work, 19 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI helps with this: Create visual designs or displays16%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 78 conversations, and it got them there 40% of the time.
AI helps with this: Create decorative objects or parts of objects10%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 559 conversations, and it got them there 51% of the time.
AI helps with this: Create artistic designs or performances10%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 86 conversations, and it got them there 43% of the time.
AI helps with this: Arrange displays or decorations9%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,323 conversations, and it got them there 65% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about specifications or project details6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 117 Copilot conversations and completed it 78% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Research technology designs or applications5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 149 conversations, and it got them there 89% of the time.
AI does this: Explain technical details of products or services5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 43 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI helps with this: Promote products, services, or programs4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 715 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Present arts or entertainment performances4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Process shipments or mail4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate audiovisual or related equipment4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Estimate project development or operational costs3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Monitor external affairs, trends, or events3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 394 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Assemble products or work aids3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Teach academic or vocational subjects2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 465 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Apply decorative finishes2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,208 conversations, and it got them there 62% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 97 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 2,200 openings a year as people retire or move on.
BLS on AIAI generated images substitute for some illustrators. Source ↗
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 35% of the workFloral Designers7% AI does, against 17% here-5.6% by 2035 · $37,360 · High school diploma
- Shares 28% of the workSpecial Effects Artists and Animators0% AI does, against 17% here-0.3% by 2035 · $102,030 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 23% of the workPhotographers6% AI does, against 17% here-0.7% by 2035 · $44,660 · High school diploma
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.18, higher than 65% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 27-1013 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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