The tasks · Fashion DesignersSOC 27-1022.00
Sketch designs, create technical drawings, and write specificationsWhat can do this →
88% · agentMostly automatable
Research trends, consumer preferences, and market segmentsWhat can do this →
85% · agentMostly automatable
Develop design concepts and coordinate product groupsWhat can do this →
82% · agentMostly automatable
Calculate pricing, costs, and create informational materialsWhat can do this →
80% · agentMostly automatable
Confer with clients, sales, and management on design ideasWhat can do this →
45% · you keepPartly automatable
Select fabrics and materials, examine garments on models, direct pattern/sample constructionWhat can do this →
18% · you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Design visualization agent
Adobe Illustrator · Adobe Photoshop · CLO Virtual Fashion Marvelous Designer
● No integration needed
Market research agent
Web · Search · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
Concept development agent
Adobe Creative Cloud software · Microsoft PowerPoint · Docs
● No integration needed
Pricing and documentation agent
Microsoft Excel · Financial accounting software · Microsoft Word
● No integration needed
You keep this
Approve final design selections and collections for productionOwn client relationships and high-stakes design consultationsMake final material and fabric selections through physical inspectionDirect and supervise garment construction teams and sample fittings
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.
