Will AI replace Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers?
AI reaches some of this job’s work, but most of it stays with people.
28/100
Moderate exposure
More exposed to AI than 44% of US workers.
- AI already used in
- 0% of the work
- As AI tools mature: up to
- 45% of the work
What the job involves
Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.
Where AI reaches the work
The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.
Within reach(11)
- Consult with store managers, buyers, sales associates, housekeeping staff, or engineering staff to determine appropriate placement of displays or products.
- Plan commercial displays to entice and appeal to customers.
- Develop ideas or plans for merchandise displays or window decorations.
- Collaborate with others to obtain products or other display items.
- Consult with advertising or sales staff to determine type of merchandise to be featured and time and place for each display.
and 6 more
Out of reach(13)
- Change or rotate window displays, interior display areas, or signage to reflect changes in inventory or promotion.
- Place prices or descriptive signs on backdrops, fixtures, merchandise, or floor.
- Assemble or set up displays, furniture, or products in store space, using colors, lights, pictures, or other accessories to display the product.
- Arrange properties, furniture, merchandise, backdrops, or other accessories, as shown in prepared sketches.
- Select themes, lighting, colors, or props to be used.
and 8 more
Also called
Visual Merchandiser (VM) · VM · Merchandise Displayer · Decorator · Display Coordinator · Display Decorator · Display Specialist · Merchandiser
Related jobs
- Retail Salespersons36/100
- Demonstrators and Product Promoters38/100
- Advertising Sales Agents70/100
- Fashion Designers37/100
- Interior Designers36/100
What these numbers mean
The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.
“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.
The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.
Sources
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
- GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs (task labels), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin & Rock (2023), OpenAI and University of Pennsylvania
- Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (task penetration), Anthropic
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national and metropolitan areas), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics