Will AI replace Costume Attendants?
Estimated risk score: 30 out of 100
Lower replacement risk
Estimate from published task research, not reviewed by a person · how we estimate
Within about 19 points for 4 in 5 of the jobs we checked (11 to 49).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 21 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 39-3092.00 · Personal Care and Service
Tasks rated in 2023 as ones AI could do or speed up
Tasks a GPT-4-class model could do, or do in half the time or less: 3 of its 21 rated tasks. In O*NET’s words.
- Create worksheets for dressing lists, show notes, or costume checks.
- Study books, pictures, or examples of period clothing to determine styles worn during specific periods in history.
- Distribute costumes or related equipment and keep records of item status.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 13 of its 21 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Arrange costumes in order of use to facilitate quick-change procedures for performances.
- Clean and press costumes before and after performances and perform any minor repairs.
- Design or construct costumes or send them to tailors for construction, major repairs, or alterations.
- Provide dressing assistance to cast members or assign cast dressers to assist specific cast members with costume changes.
- Return borrowed or rented items when productions are complete and return other items to storage.
- Collaborate with production designers, costume designers, or other production staff to discuss and execute costume design details.
What the job is
Select, fit, and take care of costumes for cast members, and aid entertainers. May assist with multiple costume changes during performances.
Also called: Wardrobe Assistant, Wardrobe Supervisor, Costume Cutter, Costume Draper, Costume Dresser, Costume Mistress, Wardrobe Dresser, Wardrobe Stylist.
Source. This site includes information from the O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. (O*NET, CC BY 4.0.) Task ratings: Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock (2023), “GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models”, data used under the MIT licence (licence texts). Our change: we averaged the ratings over this occupation’s tasks and calibrated them to our 0–100 scale. It is not a prediction about any one person and not career advice. Disagree? Write to hello@yourstopwashit.com. How we estimate