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Graphic Designers

The short answer

This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In Long Island, the number of these jobs is expected to hold steady over the next decade, with about 190 openings expected each year.

Step 1

Where your job stands

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.

How much AI could touch this job

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Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a third of this job's tasks.

What this means

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.

Step 2

What AI can and can’t help with in this job

The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.

AI can help with or automate nearly every task in this job.

Tasks AI can help with or automate

  1. Key information into computer equipment to create layouts for client or supervisor.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  2. Review final layouts and suggest improvements, as needed.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  3. Determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and select style and size of type.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  4. Develop graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and Web sites.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  5. Create designs, concepts, and sample layouts, based on knowledge of layout principles and esthetic design concepts.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

Step 3

Jobs you could switch to

If you're thinking about a change, these are jobs your experience already fits—related work you could move into. Pick your area to see local options.

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The closest matches by the skills they use—each has projected openings in Long Island, pays within reach of your job now, and is no more exposed to AI than your job. Each card shows what the move would take.

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    Getting ready typically takes two to four years.

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