Headline risk
24%
Moderate RiskFabric and apparel patternmakers
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
Draw and construct sets of precision master fabric patterns or layouts. May also mark and cut fabrics and apparel.
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 67,670
Employment 2024
2.8K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-10.2%
Openings (2024–34)
0.3K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Projections published, but no prose outlook available.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Mark samples and finished patterns with information, such as garment size, section, style, identification, and sewing instructions. AI use: 0%
- 2. Draw outlines of pattern parts by adapting or copying existing patterns, or by drafting new patterns. AI use: 0%
- 3. Make adjustments to patterns after fittings. AI use: 0%
- 4. Position and cut out master or sample patterns, using scissors and knives, or print out copies of patterns, using computers. AI use: 0%
- 5. Create a paper pattern from which to mass-produce a design concept. AI use: 0%
- 6. Draw details on outlined parts to indicate where parts are to be joined, as well as the positions of pleats, pockets, buttonholes, and other features, using computers or drafting instruments. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 41.7 · 873K employed
Under 25: 13% · 25–54: 62% · 55+: 24%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
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
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.