Product and fashion designer

#188Changing

4/5

Key facts

+2.7%jobs, 2025 to 2035

United States

Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: low according to the ILO, high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +2.7% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.

The job

Product and garment designers (ISCO 2163). Product and garment designers design and develop products for manufacture and prepare designs and specifications of products for mass, batch and one-off production.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

200 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

2D automobile designer
2D automotive designer
2D car designer
2D truck designer
3D automobile designer
3D automotive designer
3D CAD design expert
3D CAD design specialist
3D CAD designer
3D car designer
3D truck designer
accessory designer
apparel designer
apparel stylist
auto designer
automobile designer
automobile stylist
automotive design expert
automotive design specialist
automotive designer
automotive model maker
automotive modeller
automotive stylist
automotives designer
CAD design expert
CAD design specialist
CAD designer
canvas pattern designer
car designer
car stylist
ceramic products designer
children's footwear designer
childrenswear designer
clothes designer
clothing designer
clothing fashion designer
clothing product designer
color matcher
colorist
colorist dyer
colour matcher
colourist
colourist dyer
costume & set designer
costume and set designer
costume consultant
costume designer
costume designer & fashion stylist
costume designer & maker
costume designer & stylist
costume designer and fashion stylist
costume designer and maker
costume designer and stylist
costume maker & designer
costume maker and designer
costume specialist
couturier
design and technology technician
design technology technician
dyeing range operator
ergonomic designer
fabric designer
fabric product development specialist
fashion artist
fashion design expert
fashion design specialist
fashion designer
fashion designers
fashion expert
fashion footwear designer
fashion leather goods designer
fashion specialist
fashion stylist
fashion stylist & costume designer
fashion stylist and costume designer
FF&E designer
footwear CAD designer
footwear CAD technical designer
footwear designer
footwear designer & developer
footwear designer and developer
footwear fashion designer
footwear stylist
footwear technologist
furniture & interior designer
furniture and interior designer
furniture artist
furniture builder
furniture craftsman
furniture craftswoman
furniture design advisor
furniture design consultant
furniture design expert
furniture design specialist
furniture designer
furniture designer & maker
furniture designer & planner
furniture designer and maker
furniture designer and planner
furniture designers
furniture maker
furniture planner
furniture planner & designer
furniture planner and designer
furniture technician
furniture technologist
furniture, fixments, and equipment designer
glass products designer
hand-made furniture builder
hand-made furniture designer
hand-made furniture maker
high fashion designer
industrial design expert
industrial design specialist
industrial designer
industrial designers
interior & furniture designer
interior and furniture designer
interior FF&E designer
jewellery artist
jewellery artist & designer
jewellery artist and designer
jewellery designer
jewellery designer and maker
jewellery designer and sculptural artist
jewelry artist
jewelry artist & designer
jewelry artist and designer
jewelry designer and sculptural artist
knits designer
leather goods CAD designer
leather goods creator
leather goods designer
leather goods designer & developer
leather goods designer and developer
leather goods drafter
leather goods drawer
leather goods fashion designer
leatherware designer
leatherware drafter
maker
men's footwear designer
model builder
model designer
model expert
model fabricator
model maker
modeller
motor vehicle clay model design expert
motor vehicle clay model design specialist
motor vehicle clay model designer
motor vehicle design specialist
packaging designer
pattern design
print design development assistant
print designer
product design expert
product design specialist
product designer
product designer, furniture
puppet builder
puppet creator
puppet designer
puppet designer & builder
puppet designer & maker
puppet designer and builder
puppet designer and maker
puppet designer/maker
puppet maker
set & costume designer
set and costume designer
shoe designer
shoe stylist
sports footwear designer
sportswear designer
swimwear designer
technical application manager
textile and apparel product developer
textile and graphic artist
textile artist
textile business developer
textile CAD designer
textile color maker
textile colour maker
textile colourist
textile colourists
textile design expert
textile design specialist
textile designer
textile expert
textile product developer
textile product development engineer
textile product engineer
textile product specialist
textile specialist
textiles designer
toy designer
truck designer
wardrobe specialist
women's footwear designer

Training

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Gauges

Risk 4/5 · High

AI exposureHighBLS AI exposure category "high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (low)

Employment outlookStableBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Fashion designers; Commercial and industrial designers; Mechanical engineers)

Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job

PayHighBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $85,321

EntryLongBLS, typical education needed for entry

No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared

Sources

AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey

Checked on 27 October 2026.