Human edge, steady

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other

All textile, apparel, and furnishings workers not listed separately.

AI Resistance Index 27 of 99

Changing faster than most: more resilient than 27% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is low (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it low), and US jobs are projected to change by -13.4% by 2035, expected to shrink. The work leans on physical dexterity.

AI struggles with much of this work. Hiring is expected to grow slower than average, or to shrink.

Median pay (2025): $37,280
Job growth to 2035: -13.4%
Openings a year: 900
People doing it (2025): 14,100
Usual route in: High school diploma, then short on-the-job training

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Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook

Food processing workers, all otherHuman edge, growing, Index 86, +5.5%
Production workers, all otherHuman edge, steady, Index 79, +0.8%
Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishersHuman edge, growing, Index 73, +5.0%
Woodworkers, all otherHuman edge, steady, Index 55, -2.3%

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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.