All occupations › Personal care & serviceCan AI Replace Costume Attendants in 2026? Lower exposure. AI could handle about 35% of today's costume attendants tasks by 2036, and there is a 8% chance the number of jobs falls by a fifth or more. AI mostly assists people in this role.
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Timeline Year 2030 Headcount (2025 = 100)
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Chance of 20%+ fewer jobs
7% 2030 · 8% 2036
One person could cover, 2036
1.2 roles
0% 50% 100% 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2026: 11% 2027: 12% 2028: 14% 2029: 16% 2030: 19% 2031: 23% 2032: 27% 2033: 30% 2034: 32% 2035: 34% 2036: 35% 19% Share of today's tasks AI can perform 40 80 120 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2026: 100 2027: 101 2028: 101 2029: 101 2030: 100 2031: 100 2032: 99 2033: 99 2034: 99 2035: 99 2036: 99 100 Headcount index, 2025 = 100 (dashed line) Your survival map Not every part of your job is at the same risk. Tap a number to see what to do about each task.
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1 Provide dressing assistance to cast members or assign cast dressers to assist specific cast members with costume changes. 2 Arrange costumes in order of use to facilitate quick-change procedures for performances. 3 Design or construct costumes or send them to tailors for construction, major repairs, or alterations. 4 Study books, pictures, or examples of period clothing to determine styles worn during specific periods in history. 5 Provide managers with budget recommendations and take responsibility for budgetary line items related to costumes, storage, or makeup needs. 6 Examine costume fit on cast members and sketch or write notes for alterations. 7 Create worksheets for dressing lists, show notes, or costume checks. 8 Distribute costumes or related equipment and keep records of item status. Based on 21 O*NET tasks for "Costume Attendants" (SOC 39-3092.00). LLM alone: 11% of tasks; with AI tools: 42%. Projections are a model, not official statistics. How we calculate this · Data version 2026-10
