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UK AI Job-Risk Index · SOC 2010 7125

Ranks #248 of 293 for AI exposure (1 = most exposed)

How exposed to AI are merchandisers and window dressers?

19/100

AI exposure score (percentile across all 365 occupations DfE scored)

Very low

#248

of 293 UK occupations (1 = most exposed)

£24,226

median full-time pay (ONS ASHE 2020) · 15,000 employee jobs

Merchandisers and window dressers sits in the very low exposure band: its abilities overlap with current AI applications more than about 19% of the 365 UK occupations the Department for Education scored. Lower exposure usually means more of the work depends on physical, practical or in-person abilities that current AI applications do not cover well. It does not mean the job will be untouched by technology.

Underlying scores: AIOE (all AI) -1.08, LLM exposure -0.76 (standardised; 0 is the average occupation). Skill level: Level 2. Pay and job counts are 2020 figures, so use them to compare occupations rather than as current salaries.

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Job titles in this occupation

Titles the ONS SOC 2010 coding index places in unit group 7125. If your job title is here, this page uses the right figures for you.

film stylist · merchandiser · display artist · window dresser · window trimmer · display manager · fashion stylist · window displayman · display supervisor · sales merchandiser · retail merchandiser · visual merchandiser · photographic stylist · merchandise associate · merchandising assistant · merchandising executive

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FAQ: Merchandisers and window dressers and AI

Will AI replace merchandisers and window dressers?

The index does not predict job losses. Merchandisers and window dressers has an AI exposure score of 19/100 (very low band), ranking #248 of 293 UK occupations, where 1 is the most exposed. Lower exposure means more of the work relies on abilities current AI applications cover less well.

How does this compare with similar jobs?

Merchandisers and window dressers is one of 9 occupations in its SOC 2010 sub-major group in the index; 8 of the others are more exposed to AI.

How much do merchandisers and window dressers earn?

Median gross annual pay for full-time employees was £24,226 in ONS ASHE 2020 (Table 14), across about 15,000 employee jobs. These are 2020 figures, so use them to compare jobs rather than as current salaries.

Where does this data come from?

AI exposure uses Department for Education (2023) AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) scores; pay and job counts come from ONS ASHE 2020. Job titles come from the ONS SOC 2010 coding index.

Source: Department for Education (2023), The impact of AI on UK jobs and training (AIOE scores); ONS ASHE 2020 Table 14; job titles from the ONS SOC 2010 coding index (v7). Exposure is not a prediction of job loss. Methodology · Embed this data

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