Headline risk
16%
Moderate RiskFloral designers
AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 36,120
Employment 2024
43.8K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-5.9%
Openings (2024–34)
5.1K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of floral designers is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Select flora and foliage for arrangements, working with numerous combinations to synthesize and develop new creations. AI use: 0%
- 2. Confer with clients regarding price and type of arrangement desired and the date, time, and place of delivery. AI use: 0%
- 3. Plan arrangement according to client's requirements, using knowledge of design and properties of materials, or select appropriate standard design pattern. AI use: 0%
- 4. Trim material and arrange bouquets, wreaths, terrariums, and other items, using trimmers, shapers, wire, pins, floral tape, foam, and other materials. AI use: 0%
- 5. Wrap and price completed arrangements. AI use: 0%
- 6. Water plants, and cut, condition, and clean flowers and foliage for storage. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 42.4 · 379K employed
Under 25: 6% · 25–54: 73% · 55+: 21%
Related
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Data quality
Employment data available
Narrative & sources
Floral designers arrange live, dried, and silk flowers and greenery to make decorative displays.
Most floral designers work in retail businesses, usually flower shops and grocery stores.
Most floral designers have a high school diploma or the equivalent and learn their skills on the job in a few months.
The median annual wage for floral designers was $36,120 in May 2024.
Employment of floral designers is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Important context
This score measures structural AI displacement pressure, not actual job losses. Local wages and demand data are specific to United States AI Work Index; the underlying AI task overlap analysis is consistent across all countries.