AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 39-3092.00
Will AI replace Costume Attendants?
Costume Attendants: AI can already handle 15 of 21 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 21 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Costume Attendants, from most to least exposed. 15 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provide dressing assistance to cast members or assign cast dressers to assist specific cast members with costume changes. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Create worksheets for dressing lists, show notes, or costume checks. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Arrange costumes in order of use to facilitate quick-change procedures for performances. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Examine costume fit on cast members and sketch or write notes for alterations. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Distribute costumes or related equipment and keep records of item status. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Check the appearance of costumes on stage or under lights to determine whether desired effects are being achieved. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Purchase, rent, or requisition costumes or other wardrobe necessities. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Direct the work of wardrobe crews during dress rehearsals or performances. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Study books, pictures, or examples of period clothing to determine styles worn during specific periods in history. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Return borrowed or rented items when productions are complete and return other items to storage. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Inventory stock to determine types or conditions of available costuming. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Care for non-clothing items, such as flags, table skirts, or draperies. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Review scripts or other production information to determine a story's locale or period, as well as the number of characters and required costumes. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Provide managers with budget recommendations and take responsibility for budgetary line items related to costumes, storage, or makeup needs. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Recommend vendors and monitor their work. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Design or construct costumes or send them to tailors for construction, major repairs, or alterations. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Collaborate with production designers, costume designers, or other production staff to discuss and execute costume design details. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Monitor, maintain, or secure inventories of costumes, wigs, or makeup, providing keys or access to assigned directors, costume designers, or wardrobe mistresses/masters. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Participate in the hiring, training, scheduling, or supervision of alteration workers. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Clean and press costumes before and after performances and perform any minor repairs. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Assign lockers to employees and maintain locker rooms, dressing rooms, wig rooms, or costume storage or laundry areas. | Estimated | No tier |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 21 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 21 of 21. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 96% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 96% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 5% is hands-on.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 6,510
- Median annual wage
- $50,400
- Middle half of earners
- $38,610 to $77,680
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +5.9%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants 66% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure63
- Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 64% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure19
- Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 61% skill overlap, about 14 months to move Exposure34
- Amusement and Recreation Attendants 59% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure58
- Fashion Designers 59% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure45
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Costume Attendants and AI
Will AI replace Costume Attendants?
AI already handles 15 of the 21 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 62 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +5.9% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Costume Attendants?
62 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 21 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 21 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Costume Attendants tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Provide dressing assistance to cast members or assign cast dressers to assist specific cast members with costume changes; Create worksheets for dressing lists, show notes, or costume checks; Arrange costumes in order of use to facilitate quick-change procedures for performances. They are three of the 15 tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 96% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Costume Attendants, and what do they earn?
6,510 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $50,400 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +5.9% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Costume Attendants. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/costume-attendants
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