Arrange artwork, products, or props
Little of this can be handed to software today.
This happens in the physical world, so software agents do not touch it. Automation here means robotics and machinery, which is a different market from the one mapped on this site, on a much slower clock.
| How automatable | Barely automatable |
|---|---|
| Kind of work | Physical, manual and inspection work |
| Jobs that do it | 6 occupations |
| Tool categories that apply | None |
| O*NET activity | Handling and Moving Objects (4.A.3.a.2) |
What this looks like on the job
Not our paraphrase. These are real task statements recorded against this activity, spread across the 6 occupations that perform it.
- Set up exhibitions of artwork for display or sale.
- Decorate, or supervise the decoration of, buildings, halls, churches, or other facilities for parties, weddings and other occasions.
- Assemble or set up displays, furniture, or products in store space, using colors, lights, pictures, or other accessories to display the product.
- Set up photographic exhibitions for the purpose of displaying and selling work.
- Manage informational kiosks or displays of event signs or posters.
- Assemble and maintain portfolios, print composite cards, and travel to go-sees to obtain jobs.
- Place prices or descriptive signs on backdrops, fixtures, merchandise, or floor.
- Change or rotate window displays, interior display areas, or signage to reflect changes in inventory or promotion.
- Arrange properties, furniture, merchandise, backdrops, or other accessories, as shown in prepared sketches.
- Construct or assemble displays or display components from fabric, glass, paper, or plastic, using hand tools or woodworking power tools, according to specifications.
- Install booths, exhibits, displays, carpets, or drapes, as guided by floor plan of building or specifications.
- Dress mannequins for displays.
- Install decorations, such as flags, banners, festive lights, or bunting on or in building, street, exhibit hall, or booth.
What we would actually use
Nothing in our landscape addresses this work. That is the honest answer rather than a padded list: this activity needs a person present, or a machine rather than a software agent.
Nothing on this site applies. Automation here is robotics and machinery, a different market on a much slower clock, and no software subscription moves it.
Chosen for the cheapest thing that does the job, not the best funded. Nothing on this site is sponsored, and the full landscape is there when you want to disagree with us.
How people actually do it
No workflow names this activity yet, but these automate the same kind of work, with the prompts to paste and what to keep for yourself.
Who does this work
6 occupations in the O*NET database perform this activity. Each one has a full breakdown of its other tasks.
Work that goes with it
O*NET groups these under “Arrange displays or decorations”. In practice they tend to be done by the same person, in the same sitting.
| Activity | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Set up merchandise displays | 10 |
| Arrange items for use or display | 9 |
| Prepare materials for preservation, storage, or display | 5 |
| Decorate indoor or outdoor spaces | 3 |
Method. The activity, its taxonomy placement and the occupations that perform it come straight from the public-domain O*NET 30.3 database. The automatability band is ours: we map each of O*NET’s 41 generalized work activities to how much of its output current software can produce, assuming a person still reviews and owns the result. It is a coarse three-way judgment on purpose. A precise-looking percentage here would be invented.