The tasks · Commercial and Industrial DesignersSOC 27-1021.00
Create technical drawings, illustrations, and CAD modelsWhat can do this →
88% · agentMostly automatable
Research design trends, competitors, and market conceptsWhat can do this →
85% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
Estimate production costs and develop manufacturing specificationsWhat can do this →
80% · agentMostly automatable
Develop design concepts, graphics, and promotional materialsWhat can do this →
78% · agentMostly automatable
Present designs to clients and collaborate on refinementsWhat can do this →
42% · you keepPartly automatable
The team5 agents · 5 need no setup
CAD & Technical Illustration Agent
Autodesk AutoCAD · Adobe Illustrator · Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
● No integration needed
Design Research Agent
Web · Search · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
Product Evaluation Agent
Microsoft Excel · Web · Docs
● No integration needed
Cost Estimation Agent
Microsoft Excel · Microsoft Project · SAP software
● No integration needed
Design Concept & Graphics Agent
Adobe Photoshop · Adobe Illustrator · Figma
● No integration needed
You keep this
Present and defend design concepts to clients and secure final approvalOwn accountability for product safety, regulatory compliance, and brand integritySupervise design teams and coordinate cross-departmental collaborationFabricate physical models and prototypes using hand/power tools
Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.
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The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.
