Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations · SOC 27-1021
Commercial and Industrial Designers
some overlap 2023 task rating
What this means. In the researchers’ assessment, some tasks overlap. The rating includes tasks that could require additional AI software.
What it does not mean. This is not the chance of losing your job, a measure of current AI use, or a test of today's tools.
Work and pay in Colorado
About 400 Coloradans work in this occupation. These statewide BLS figures describe the occupation, not the number of jobs at risk.
- Colorado employment
- 400 published OEWS estimate, 2025
- Colorado median wage
- $90,590 annual, 2025
Technical detail: score, comparison and sources
A score summarizes task ratings on a 0–100 scale. A percentile compares occupations with each other. Neither is a probability of job loss.
- Exposure score
- 41.4 0–100; published human task rating
- Percentile
- 69 higher rated overlap than 69% of occupations
Where it sits among occupations
This occupation’s score comes from published human task ratings (Eloundou and colleagues, 2023). Employment and wages are BLS OEWS Colorado estimates for 2025; no county imputation is used for those figures.
Similar occupations in this group
- Public Relations Specialists high overlap 7,410 CO jobs
- Graphic Designers some overlap 4,200 CO jobs
- Coaches and Scouts little overlap 4,120 CO jobs
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers little overlap 3,650 CO jobs
The largest other occupations (by published Colorado employment) in Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations — all 41 are on the group page.
Cite this page
Colorado AI Exposure Atlas
Martin, Christopher. “AI Exposure of Commercial and Industrial Designers.” Colorado AI Exposure Atlas, 2026 edition. https://coloradoaiexposureatlas.com/occupation/commercial-and-industrial-designers/.
2026 Edition · Employment data 2025 · Compiled by Christopher Martin