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Role File · Moderate Risk

Product Designer.

Designs user interfaces and experiences. Moderate risk from AI design tools.

US workers

79K

Avg. salary

$85K

AI risk

38%

Horizon

10-15 years

Assessment

Where this role sits on the index.

Automation risk38%

Partial automation expected within 10–15 years. Humans stay in the loop.

The Brief

What's at stake.

Product designers create interfaces and experiences for users. AI design tools generate layouts and components, but user research, strategic thinking, and creative vision remain human.

Task Analysis

Where the work goes.

AI will handle

  • 01Design components
  • 02Generate variations
  • 03Create layouts
  • 04Document designs

You stay relevant

  • 01User research
  • 02Strategic direction
  • 03Complex problem-solving

Stay ahead

The playbook.

Required

Core skills

  • Design sense
  • User empathy
  • Technical knowledge
  • Communication
  • Problem-solving

Emerging

Future skills

  • Advanced strategy
  • User advocacy
  • Complex design systems

Leverage

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Sources

How we built this file.

01Bureau of Labor Statistics
02AIGA

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