Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.
165,220 people do this job in the US. $39,390 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 35%
- 10%
- 55%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 13%. Today's estimate: 19%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 24 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan commercial displays to entice and appeal to customers.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 17% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | 46%Half by Oct 2026 | |
| Change or rotate window displays, interior display areas, or signage to reflect changes in inventory or promotion.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 10% | 2.5 h50 min to 5.8 h | Stays with people | |
| Install booths, exhibits, displays, carpets, or drapes, as guided by floor plan of building or specifications.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 9% | 4.2 h1.7 h to 1 work day | Stays with people | |
| Assemble or set up displays, furniture, or products in store space, using colors, lights, pictures, or other accessories to display the product.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 8% | 3.3 h1.3 h to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Develop ideas or plans for merchandise displays or window decorations.Done daily by most who do it. | 8% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | 46%Half by Oct 2026 | |
| Construct or assemble displays or display components from fabric, glass, paper, or plastic, using hand tools or woodworking power tools, according to specifications.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 6% | 3.3 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Arrange properties, furniture, merchandise, backdrops, or other accessories, as shown in prepared sketches.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 1.7 h38 min to 4.2 h | Stays with people | |
| Select themes, lighting, colors, or props to be used.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | 65%Half by now | |
| Store, pack, and maintain inventory records of props, products, or display items.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Consult with store managers, buyers, sales associates, housekeeping staff, or engineering staff to determine appropriate placement of displays or products.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Place prices or descriptive signs on backdrops, fixtures, merchandise, or floor.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 25 min13 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Dress mannequins for displays.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
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