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O*NET 39-3092.00: Costume AttendantsMedian pay $50,400/year (BLS, May 2025)21 tasksJob Zone 2: Some preparation

Select, fit, and take care of costumes for cast members, and aid entertainers. May assist with multiple costume changes during performances.

Type your own title and every prompt on this page updates to match. Also called: Costume Draper, Costume Seamstress, Costumer, Draper, Dresser, Wardrobe Assistant, Wardrobe Attendant, Wardrobe Supervisor.

Where AI fits in this job

AI-ready 7%AI-assist 52%Stays human 42%

Share of the job's tasks, weighted by how important and how frequent each task is (O*NET ratings). 1 AI-ready, 12 AI-assist and 8 human-led tasks out of 21. This measures where AI can help, not whether the job will disappear.

Information & paperwork
Thinking & planning
People & communication
Leading & teaching
Hands-on & physical

Shape of the job: importance of each kind of work activity (O*NET, 1 to 5).

🔒 Many of these tasks involve people's information. Remove names and identifying details before using AI, or use only a tool your employer has approved.

AI can draft these 1

AI produces a usable first pass. You review it, fix it and own it.

Create worksheets for dressing lists, show notes, or costume checks.

Weekly

AI writes the first draft from your notes; you check every fact.

Show prompt & steps

Give AI your rough notes, numbers or last version and it will turn them into a clean, well-structured first draft. You check every fact and figure before it goes anywhere.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to create worksheets for dressing lists, show notes, or costume checks.

Context: We use Microsoft Word.
Report: [institutional data, project documents]
Data: [paste]

Draft the report with summary and tables. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Operational report

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you create worksheets (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Report] and [Data] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check every fact, name and number against your source before it goes anywhere. Recompute every total yourself.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 4.2/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Prepare operational reports or records..

AI can help you prep these 12

AI speeds up the prep, drafting or thinking. The core of the task is still yours.

Provide dressing assistance to cast members or assign cast dressers to assist specific cast members with costume changes.

Daily

AI lays out options and timelines to react to.

Show prompt & steps

AI can lay out options, timelines and checklists to react to. Fitting it to your people, budget and situation is your call.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to provide dressing assistance to cast members or assign cast dressers to assist specific cast members with costume changes.

Context: We use Microsoft Excel; the work draws on fine arts, design and production and processing.
Team: [roles, skills, availability]
Work to cover: [tasks, shifts, priorities]

Draft a duty roster that balances workload and skills, and flags gaps. Lay it out as a table with steps, owner, timing and what could go wrong, then list the decisions I still need to make.

10-minute exercise: Assign duties

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you provide dressing assistance (today). Leave out names and identifying details.
Step 2Fill in [Team] and [Work to cover] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check fairness and labor rules before posting. Recompute every total yourself.

AI doesn't know your people, your site or your history. Treat its plan as a starting point to react to.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 4.2/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Assign duties or work schedules to employees..

Design or construct costumes or send them to tailors for construction, major repairs, or alterations.

Weekly

AI generates options and references; taste and the final call are yours.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI to generate lots of options, references and rough mock-ups fast. The craft, the taste and the final call are what make it yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to design or construct costumes or send them to tailors for construction, major repairs, or alterations.

Context: The work draws on fine arts, design and production and processing.
Character or client: [describe]
Requirements: [period, style, budget]

Generate design concepts with materials and references. Give 10 quite different options from safe to bold, then develop the best 2.

10-minute exercise: Costume or look concepts

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you design or construct costumes (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Character or client] and [Requirements] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Pick the idea that sparks something and develop it yourself for 5 minutes.

Check the usage rules for AI images and text in your field, and make sure the final work is original.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 4.0/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Design costumes or cosmetic effects for characters..

Check the appearance of costumes on stage or under lights to determine whether desired effects are being achieved.

Weekly

AI gives you a first-pass summary; you still read the key parts.

Show prompt & steps

AI can pull out the key points and questions to look for. Use it as a first pass, then look closely yourself.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to check the appearance of costumes on stage or under lights to determine whether desired effects are being achieved.

Context: The work draws on fine arts, design and production and processing.
The brief or style guide: [paste the goals, brand rules, specs]
The material to review: [describe or paste the copy, layout or proof]

Check the material against the brief point by point. List what matches, what drifts from the brief or brand rules, and any typos or spec problems. End with 3 specific change requests I could send back.

10-minute exercise: Review art against the brief

Step 1Pick one proof or layout waiting for your sign-off and dig out its brief.
Step 2Paste the brief into [The brief or style guide] and describe the work in [The material to review].
Step 3Compare its change requests with your own notes. Send only the ones you agree with, in your words.

Remove names and private details before pasting, and check your employer's rules on what you can share with AI tools.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.9/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Review art or design materials..

Monitor, maintain, or secure inventories of costumes, wigs, or makeup, providing keys or access to assigned directors, costume designers, or wardrobe mistresses/masters.

Weekly

AI preps the paperwork; approving and paying stay with you.

Show prompt & steps

AI can prep the paperwork, extract details from documents and make checklists. Approving, paying and verifying stay with you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to monitor, maintain, or secure inventories of costumes, wigs, or makeup, providing keys or access to assigned directors, costume designers, or wardrobe mistresses/masters.

Context: We use Garment tracking software and Microsoft Excel.
Items: [equipment, products]
Levels: [describe]

Make a tracker with reorder points. Point out anything missing or inconsistent and suggest a template I can reuse.

10-minute exercise: Supply inventory

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you monitor, maintain, or secure inventories of costumes, wigs and makeup (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Items] and [Levels] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Save the template and use it on the next one. Time both. Recompute every total yourself.

Personal, financial and health data shouldn't go into AI tools unless your employer has approved one for it.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.7/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Maintain supply or equipment inventories.. Also involves: Monitor availability of equipment or supplies..

Collaborate with production designers, costume designers, or other production staff to discuss and execute costume design details.

Monthly

AI drafts clear messages and talking points.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft updates, emails and talking points so your message is clear and complete. Relationships and real-time calls are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to collaborate with production designers, costume designers, or other production staff to discuss and execute costume design details.

Production: [show, film]
Departments: [costume, makeup, design]

Draft questions and decisions to agree. Keep it under 150 words with a clear ask, plus a 2-sentence version for chat.

10-minute exercise: Production details meeting

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you collaborate with production designers and costume designers.
Step 2Fill in [Production] and [Departments] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Edit it until it sounds like you, then send it yourself.

Never let AI send messages for you. Read every word, because tone mistakes cost trust.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.7/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Collaborate with others to determine production details..

Purchase, rent, or requisition costumes or other wardrobe necessities.

Monthly

AI preps the paperwork; approving and paying stay with you.

Show prompt & steps

AI can prep the paperwork, extract details from documents and make checklists. Approving, paying and verifying stay with you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to purchase, rent, or requisition costumes or other wardrobe necessities.

Context: We use Garment tracking software and Microsoft Excel.
What I need: [parts, lab supplies, materials]
Stock and usage: [current levels, how fast we use them]
Suppliers: [who we buy from]

Make an order list with quantities, a reorder-point table and a requisition template. Point out anything missing or inconsistent and suggest a template I can reuse.

10-minute exercise: Ordering supplies

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you purchase, rent, or requisition costumes or other wardrobe necessities.
Step 2Fill in [What I need], [Stock and usage] and [Suppliers] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check part numbers and approvals before placing the order. Recompute every total yourself.

Personal, financial and health data shouldn't go into AI tools unless your employer has approved one for it.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.5/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Order materials, supplies, or equipment..

Study books, pictures, or examples of period clothing to determine styles worn during specific periods in history.

Monthly

AI gives you a first-pass summary; you still read the key parts.

Show prompt & steps

AI can pull out the key points and questions to look for. Use it as a first pass, then look closely yourself.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to study books, pictures, or examples of period clothing to determine styles worn during specific periods in history.

Context: The work draws on fine arts, design and production and processing.
Production details: [paste the script pages, scene list or brief: period, setting, characters]
Constraints: [budget, quick changes, performer needs]

List every character with the costume and makeup looks they need, scene by scene. Flag quick changes, period details to research and anything the script implies but doesn't say.

10-minute exercise: Pull costume and makeup needs from a production

Step 1Take the script or scene list for your current or next production.
Step 2Paste it into [Production details] and add real limits in [Constraints].
Step 3Check the list against one scene you know well. Did it catch the quick changes and period details?

Remove names and private details before pasting, and check your employer's rules on what you can share with AI tools.

Importance 3.3/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Review production information to determine costume or makeup requirements..

Inventory stock to determine types or conditions of available costuming.

A few times a year

AI does the arithmetic and suggests what to look at; the conclusions are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can do the arithmetic, build the spreadsheet formula and suggest what to look at. Deciding what the numbers mean for your situation is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to inventory stock to determine types or conditions of available costuming.

Context: We use Microsoft Excel and Garment tracking software; the work draws on fine arts, design and production and processing.
Items: [costumes, supplies]
Data: [counts]

Flag shortages and reorder needs. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Supply availability check

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you inventory stock.
Step 2Fill in [Items] and [Data] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Recompute the most important number yourself before you trust the rest. Recompute every total yourself.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.0/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Monitor availability of equipment or supplies..

Review scripts or other production information to determine a story's locale or period, as well as the number of characters and required costumes.

A few times a year

AI gives you a first-pass summary; you still read the key parts.

Show prompt & steps

AI can pull out the key points and questions to look for. Use it as a first pass, then look closely yourself.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to review scripts or other production information to determine a story's locale or period, as well as the number of characters and required costumes.

Context: The work draws on fine arts, design and production and processing.
Production details: [paste the script pages, scene list or brief: period, setting, characters]
Constraints: [budget, quick changes, performer needs]

List every character with the costume and makeup looks they need, scene by scene. Flag quick changes, period details to research and anything the script implies but doesn't say.

10-minute exercise: Pull costume and makeup needs from a production

Step 1Take the script or scene list for your current or next production.
Step 2Paste it into [Production details] and add real limits in [Constraints].
Step 3Check the list against one scene you know well. Did it catch the quick changes and period details?

Remove names and private details before pasting, and check your employer's rules on what you can share with AI tools.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.3/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Review production information to determine costume or makeup requirements..

Provide managers with budget recommendations and take responsibility for budgetary line items related to costumes, storage, or makeup needs.

Monthly

AI does the arithmetic and suggests what to look at; the conclusions are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can do the arithmetic, build the spreadsheet formula and suggest what to look at. Deciding what the numbers mean for your situation is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to provide managers with budget recommendations and take responsibility for budgetary line items related to costumes, storage, or makeup needs.

Context: We use Microsoft Excel; the work draws on fine arts, design and production and processing.
Business: [spa, venue, operation]
Figures: [paste revenue, expenses, targets]

Build a budget with targets and variance formulas. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Service business budget

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you provide managers.
Step 2Fill in [Business] and [Figures] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Recompute the most important number yourself before you trust the rest. Recompute every total yourself.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.4/5 · O*NET work activity: Manage budgets for personal services operations..

Participate in the hiring, training, scheduling, or supervision of alteration workers.

Monthly

AI preps the materials; reading the room is you.

Show prompt & steps

AI preps the materials: lesson outlines, quizzes, examples, practice scenarios. Reading the room and coaching people is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to participate in the hiring, training, scheduling, or supervision of alteration workers.

Context: The work draws on fine arts, design and production and processing.
Procedure or policy: [describe]
Staff: [describe]

Plan training with role-plays. Include timings, a realistic practice scenario from my work, and a short check for understanding with answers.

10-minute exercise: Service staff training

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you participate in the.
Step 2Fill in [Procedure or policy] and [Staff] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Swap one AI example for a real story from your own work. Real stories are what people remember.

Check that every procedure in the material matches your workplace's actual standards.

Importance 3.4/5 · O*NET work activity: Train service staff.. Also involves: Perform human resources activities..

Recommend vendors and monitor their work.

A few times a year

AI does the arithmetic and suggests what to look at; the conclusions are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can do the arithmetic, build the spreadsheet formula and suggest what to look at. Deciding what the numbers mean for your situation is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to recommend vendors and monitor their work.

Context: We use Microsoft Excel; the work draws on fine arts, design and production and processing.
Operation: [describe]
Records: [paste inspection results, incidents, checklists]
Standards: [health, safety, hygiene rules]

Spot trends, compliance gaps and risks, and suggest corrective actions with owners. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Quality and safety review

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you recommend vendors.
Step 2Fill in [Operation], [Records] and [Standards] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Pick one corrective action and assign it this week.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Importance 2.7/5 · O*NET work activity: Monitor operational quality or safety..

These stay human 8

They need your hands, your presence or your accountable judgment. Lean into them: they get more valuable as routine work is automated.

📏 Measured in this job (O*NET work context): Using hands on tools and objects: continually or almost continually · Face-to-face discussions: every day · Contact with others: contact with others most of the time · Physical closeness to others: moderately close (at arm's length)

Arrange costumes in order of use to facilitate quick-change procedures for performances.

Weekly

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to arrange costumes in order of use to facilitate quick-change procedures for performances.

Context: The work draws on fine arts, design and production and processing.
Items: [arrangements, costumes]
Purpose: [display, quick changes]

Plan order and layout. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Arranging items

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you arrange costumes (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Items] and [Purpose] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check it against the manufacturer's manual and your site rules, and add the steps only experience teaches.

Importance 4.1/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Arrange items for use or display..

Distribute costumes or related equipment and keep records of item status.

Weekly

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to distribute costumes or related equipment and keep records of item status.

Context: The work draws on fine arts, design and production and processing.
Items: [food, comps]
Rules: [policy]

Plan distribution and records. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Distributing resources

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you distribute costumes or related equipment (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Items] and [Rules] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check it against the manufacturer's manual and your site rules, and add the steps only experience teaches.

Importance 4.0/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Distribute resources to patrons or employees.. Also involves: Maintain supply or equipment inventories..

Clean and press costumes before and after performances and perform any minor repairs.

Weekly

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to clean and press costumes before and after performances and perform any minor repairs.

Context: The work draws on fine arts, design and production and processing.
Items: [costumes, apparel]
Fabric and soil: [describe]

List cleaning and pressing steps. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Garment care

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you clean and press costumes (this week).
Step 2Fill in [Items] and [Fabric and soil] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check it against the manufacturer's manual and your site rules, and add the steps only experience teaches.

Importance 3.8/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Clean fabrics or apparel..

Examine costume fit on cast members and sketch or write notes for alterations.

Weekly

Needs your eyes on site. AI can build the checklist and the report.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI can build your inspection checklists, explain standards and turn your notes and photos into clean reports.

Prep prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to examine costume fit on cast members and sketch or write notes for alterations.

Context: The work draws on fine arts, design and production and processing.
Materials or products: [raw materials, parts, finished goods]
Standards: [specs, sampling plan]

Make an inspection plan: sampling, tests, acceptance criteria and a nonconformance report. Group it by area, say what 'good' and 'bad' look like for each item, and add a short template for writing up what I find.

10-minute exercise: Incoming and in-process quality checks

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you examine costume fit (this week). Leave out names and identifying details.
Step 2Fill in [Materials or products] and [Standards] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Take it with you next time, tick it alongside your usual routine, and add anything it missed.

Importance 4.0/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Evaluate quality of materials or products..

Assign lockers to employees and maintain locker rooms, dressing rooms, wig rooms, or costume storage or laundry areas.

Weekly

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to assign lockers to employees and maintain locker rooms, dressing rooms, wig rooms, or costume storage or laundry areas.

Context: The work draws on fine arts, design and production and processing.
Resources: [rooms, lockers]
Requests: [describe]

Plan assignment rules. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Assigning resources

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you assign lockers (this week). Leave out names and identifying details.
Step 2Fill in [Resources] and [Requests] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check it against the manufacturer's manual and your site rules, and add the steps only experience teaches.

Importance 3.3/5 · O*NET work activity: Assign resources or facilities to patrons or employees.. Also involves: Maintain facilities..

Return borrowed or rented items when productions are complete and return other items to storage.

Monthly

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to return borrowed or rented items when productions are complete and return other items to storage.

Context: The work draws on fine arts, design and production and processing.
Deliveries: [items, addresses]
Requirements: [signatures, timing]

Plan the route and checklist. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Delivery run

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you return borrowed or rented items.
Step 2Fill in [Deliveries] and [Requirements] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check it against the manufacturer's manual and your site rules, and add the steps only experience teaches.

Importance 3.3/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Deliver items..

Direct the work of wardrobe crews during dress rehearsals or performances.

Monthly

Leading people runs on trust. AI can prep the paperwork around it.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI can prep the paperwork around leading: meeting agendas, feedback drafts, rotas, briefings and difficult-conversation rehearsals.

Prep prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to direct the work of wardrobe crews during dress rehearsals or performances.

Context: The work draws on fine arts, design and production and processing.
Team: [floor staff, service workers]
Issue or goal: [describe]

Help me prepare: the key message in 2 sentences, what good looks like, how people might react and how I'll respond, and one thing I'll check next week.

10-minute exercise: Supervising service staff

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you direct the work of wardrobe crews.
Step 2Fill in [Team] and [Issue or goal] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Observe a shift and coach in the moment.

Importance 3.4/5 · O*NET work activity: Supervise service workers..

Care for non-clothing items, such as flags, table skirts, or draperies.

Monthly

Physical, in-person work. AI helps with checklists and write-ups.

Show prep prompt & steps

Where AI still helps: AI helps around the job: decoding manuals and instructions, pre-job checklists, calculations and writing up what you did afterward.

Prep prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to care for non-clothing items, such as flags, table skirts, or draperies.

Context: The work draws on fine arts, design and production and processing.
Items: [costumes, apparel]
Fabric and soil: [describe]

List cleaning and pressing steps. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

10-minute exercise: Garment care

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you care for non-clothing items.
Step 2Fill in [Items] and [Fabric and soil] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Check it against the manufacturer's manual and your site rules, and add the steps only experience teaches.

Importance 2.5/5 · O*NET work activity: Clean fabrics or apparel..

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Skills to build

From O*NET's ratings of how important each skill is in this job, matched to which part of the work it supports.

With AI Use these to work with AI

When AI does the first draft, these are the skills you use to brief it and check what comes back.

  • Critical Thinkingimportance 2.9/5
    Used in: Getting Information
  • Active Listeningimportance 3.1/5
    Used in: Getting Information
  • Monitoringimportance 3.1/5
    Used in: Monitoring and Controlling Resources
  • Speakingimportance 3.1/5
    Used in: Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others

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New tasks appearing in this job

O*NET has started tracking 2 new or updated tasks here: 1 AI-ready, 1 AI-assist, 0 stays human. They have no worker ratings yet, so they aren't counted in the bar above.

Create patterns for costumes based on designer's drawings.

New in O*NET

AI generates options and references; taste and the final call are yours.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI to generate lots of options, references and rough mock-ups fast. The craft, the taste and the final call are what make it yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to create patterns for costumes based on designer's drawings.

Context: The work draws on fine arts, design and production and processing.
Circuit or system: [describe]
Requirements: [specs]

Outline blocks, components and simulation plan. Give 10 quite different options from safe to bold, then develop the best 2.

10-minute exercise: Electronics schematic plan

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you create patterns.
Step 2Fill in [Circuit or system] and [Requirements] with the real details, then run the prompt.
Step 3Pick the idea that sparks something and develop it yourself for 5 minutes.

Check the usage rules for AI images and text in your field, and make sure the final work is original.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

New O*NET task (07/2016). O*NET hasn't linked it to work activities yet, so its label comes from similar tasks, such as “Create and lay out designs for drill and blast patterns.” (Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas), and was checked by hand. O*NET work activity: Create schematic drawings for electronics.. Also involves: Design templates or patterns.; Develop equipment or component configurations..

Schedule costume fittings for actors.

New in O*NET

AI handles forms, records and routine paperwork for you to verify.

Show prompt & steps

Forms, records, data entry, scheduling and routine paperwork are where AI saves the most time. It drafts, sorts, extracts and reformats while you verify.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a costume attendant. Part of my job is to schedule costume fittings for actors.

Context: We use Garment tracking software and Microsoft Excel.
Here's what I'm working with: [paste the costume fittings, with private details removed]

Organize this into [a table / the fields in Garment tracking software or Microsoft Excel / a checklist]. Point out anything missing or inconsistent, and suggest a template I can reuse next time.

10-minute exercise: Template: costume fittings

Step 1Take a real example you handle next time it comes up (costume fittings).
Step 2Paste it into [paste the costume fittings] and choose the output in [a table / the fields in Garment tracking software or Microsoft Excel / a checklist].
Step 3Save the template and use it on the next one. Time both. Recompute every total yourself.

Personal, financial and health data shouldn't go into AI tools unless your employer has approved one for it.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

New O*NET task (07/2016). O*NET hasn't linked it to work activities yet, so it was labelled by hand.

Getting into this job

High school diploma is most common (32% of workers)

  • High school or less 43%
  • Certificate or some college 22%
  • Associate's 4%
  • Bachelor's 30%
  • Graduate degree 2%
  • On-the-job training: up to 1 month
  • Related experience: 6–12 months

What workers in this job report, from O*NET surveys (typical values).

Software in this job

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