Headline risk
75%
Very High RiskDesktop publishers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
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
Format typescript and graphic elements using computer software to produce publication-ready material.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 40% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 53,620
Employment 2024
5.0K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-12.4%
Openings (2024–34)
0.4K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of desktop publishers is projected to grow 12 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Operate desktop publishing software and equipment to design, lay out, and produce camera-ready copy. AI use: 86%
- 2. Check preliminary and final proofs for errors and make necessary corrections. AI use: 0%
- 3. Convert various types of files for printing or for the Internet, using computer software. AI use: 100%
- 4. View monitors for visual representation of work in progress and for instructions and feedback throughout process, making modifications as necessary. AI use: 0%
- 5. Prepare sample layouts for approval, using computer software. AI use: 0%
- 6. Position text and art elements from a variety of databases in a visually appealing way to design print or web pages, using knowledge of type styles and size and layout patterns. AI use: 89%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
10/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
major_group_fallback · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Desktop publishers use computer software to design page layouts for items that are printed or published online.
Many desktop publishers work full time, and they may need to work additional hours to meet publication deadlines.
Desktop publishers typically need an associate’s degree. They also receive short-term on-the-job training lasting about 1 month.
The median annual wage for desktop publishers was $53,620 in May 2024.
Employment of desktop publishers is projected to grow 12 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.