Automation index

How much of a Fashion designer’s job can AI already do?

A moodboard and a size file come earlier. The hang of a cloth, and a show, do not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

24%

AI can already do 24% of this job.

#263 / 633

Fashion designer

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Moodboards, tech packs and sizes. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	48%	+9.6
Research trends and cost. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	35%	+5.6
Pattern, prototype and fit on a body. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	12%	+2.2
Choose cloth, mill and real colour. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	15%	+2.4
Collection, lookbook and atelier relationship. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Brand taste and what does not ship. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	14%	+2
Total	100%		24%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

IS WORK OVER?

31%

#32 / 633

Copy editor

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Spelling, agreement and consistency. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	52%	+9.4
Style, repetition and sentence rhythm. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	48%	+7.7
Queries to the author, grey areas and the house style. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Second proofs, PDF and last-minute typos. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Deadlines with publisher, layout and translation. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Judgement, not over-rewriting, and the typo that remains. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		31%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low