AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 27-1023.00

Will AI replace Floral Designers?

Floral Designers: AI can already handle 1 of 15 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 15 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Floral Designers, from most to least exposed. 1 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Plan arrangement according to client's requirements, using knowledge of design and properties of materials, or select appropriate standard design pattern. 65 Observed Frontier 4.4
Select flora and foliage for arrangements, working with numerous combinations to synthesize and develop new creations. 50 Estimated Frontier 4.5
Water plants, and cut, condition, and clean flowers and foliage for storage. 50 Estimated Efficient 4.4
Create and change in-store and window displays, designs, and looks to enhance a shop's image. 50 Estimated Frontier 3.9
Inform customers about the care, maintenance, and handling of various flowers and foliage, indoor plants, and other items. 50 Estimated Standard 3.9
Conduct classes or demonstrations, or train other workers. 40 Observed Efficient 3.1
Confer with clients regarding price and type of arrangement desired and the date, time, and place of delivery. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.6
Order and purchase flowers and supplies from wholesalers and growers. 30 Estimated Standard 4.5
Deliver arrangements to customers, or oversee employees responsible for deliveries. 30 Estimated Standard 4.4
Trim material and arrange bouquets, wreaths, terrariums, and other items, using trimmers, shapers, wire, pins, floral tape, foam, and other materials. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.3
Wrap and price completed arrangements. 30 Estimated Standard 4.3
Perform office and retail service duties, such as keeping financial records, serving customers, answering telephones, selling giftware items, and receiving payment. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Unpack stock as it comes into the shop. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.1
Perform general cleaning duties in the store to ensure the shop is clean and tidy. 30 Estimated Efficient 3.9
Decorate, or supervise the decoration of, buildings, halls, churches, or other facilities for parties, weddings and other occasions. 15 Estimated No tier 3.8

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 2 of 15 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 13 of 15. 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 94% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 94% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 6% 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
40,590
Median annual wage
$37,360
Middle half of earners
$32,810 to $45,700
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.

Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.

Questions about Floral Designers and AI

Will AI replace Floral Designers?

AI already handles 1 of the 15 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 37 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 Floral Designers?

37 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. 2 of the 15 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 13 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Floral Designers tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Plan arrangement according to client's requirements, using knowledge of design and properties of materials, or select appropriate standard design pattern. It is the only task that reach 60 or more.

What AI model tier does this role need?

A frontier-tier model or lower covers 94% 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 Floral Designers, and what do they earn?

40,590 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $37,360 (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: Floral Designers. 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/floral-designers

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