Commercial and Industrial Designers by the numbers
- MEDIAN WAGE
- $83,910 /year
- JOB GROWTH 2024–34
- +3.2% (US avg +3.1%)
- US EMPLOYMENT
- 33,490 jobs
- AI HORIZON (THEORETICAL)
- 71 /100
Across all measured AI usage (dataset-wide, not specific to this occupation), about 43% is automation — AI doing a task — while 57% is augmentation, AI assisting a person.
Sources: BLS OEWS May 2025 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–34 · Anthropic Economic Index (CC-BY) · Felten et al. AIOE · Methodology
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Frequently asked questions
Will AI replace Commercial and Industrial Designers?
No data source can answer that with certainty — what we can measure is overlap. Commercial and Industrial Designers score 24/100 on observed AI exposure (how much of the job's tasks appear in real AI usage today) and 71/100 on theoretical exposure as tools improve. High exposure historically means tasks get reshaped and redistributed rather than jobs simply disappearing.
How much do Commercial and Industrial Designers earn in the US?
The national median wage for Commercial and Industrial Designers is $83,910 per year (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Is the job market for Commercial and Industrial Designers growing or shrinking?
BLS projects employment for Commercial and Industrial Designers to change by +3.2% between 2024 and 2034 (national average: +3.1%). About 33,490 people held this job in 2024.
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