Art Directors
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media · SOC 27-1011
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 27-1011 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 21.0%
- High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 46/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $114,850
- H-1B offered wage $125,299; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 11,100
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +4.2%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 119
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 14,523 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
Explore all pathways→Lower AI-exposure roles that reuse your skills, ranked by a transition score (skills that transfer, safety gain, pay and retraining effort).
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~50% of this role but only ~21% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Formulate design concepts and presentation approaches for visual productions and media, such as print, broadcasting, video, and film. Direct workers engaged in artwork or layout design.
Common titles: Art Director, Art Supervisor, Creative Director (CD Director), Creative Manager, Creative Services Director, Creative Services Manager
Representative Tasks
- •Work with creative directors to develop design solutions.
- •Present final layouts to clients for approval.
- •Manage own accounts and projects, working within budget and scheduling requirements.
- •Confer with creative, art, copywriting, or production department heads to discuss client requirements and presentation concepts and to coordinate creative activities.
- •Confer with clients to determine objectives, budget, background information, and presentation approaches, styles, and techniques.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Collaborate with others to develop or refine designs.
- •Present work to clients for approval.
- •Coordinate artistic activities.
- •Manage operations of artistic or entertainment departments or organizations.
- •Confer with clients to determine needs.
Tools & Technologies
Related Occupations
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 21.0% | 18.3% |
| Outlook | Average | 18% Bright |
| Median Salary | $114,850 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 79/100 | N/A |