Costume Attendants
Official O*NET title: Costume Attendants (39-3092.00)
Also called: costume draper, costume seamstress, costumer, draper, dresser
Do you do this at work?
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Do you do this at work?
Review scripts or other production information to determine a story's locale or period, as well as the number of characters and required costumes
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How AI is changing costume attendants work
4 of 15 measurable main tasks for this job show up in real AI-use data, so we rate it Amber (some AI use) — 27%.
This shows where people already use AI, not whether the job will disappear. How we measure this.
Tasks in this job and recorded AI use
- Review scripts or other production information to determine a story's locale or period, as well as the number of characters and required costumes (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Design or construct costumes or send them to tailors for construction, major repairs, or alterations (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Provide dressing assistance to cast members or assign cast dressers to assist specific cast members with costume changes (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Return borrowed or rented items when productions are complete and return other items to storage (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Create worksheets for dressing lists, show notes, or costume checks (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Arrange costumes in order of use to help with quick-change procedures for performances (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Examine costume fit on cast members and sketch or write notes for alterations (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Distribute costumes or related equipment and keep records of item status (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Check the appearance of costumes on stage or under lights to determine whether desired effects are being achieved (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Clean and press costumes before and after performances and perform any minor repairs (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Collaborate with production designers, costume designers, or other production staff to discuss and execute costume design details (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Monitor, maintain, or secure inventories of costumes, wigs, or makeup, providing keys or access to assigned directors, costume designers, or wardrobe mistresses/masters (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Purchase, rent, or requisition costumes or other wardrobe necessities (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Study books, pictures, or examples of period clothing to determine styles worn during specific periods in history (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Inventory stock to determine types or conditions of available costuming (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Provide managers with budget recommendations and take responsibility for budgetary line items related to costumes, storage, or makeup needs — some recorded AI use
- Direct the work of wardrobe crews during dress rehearsals or performances — no recorded AI use
- Participate in the hiring, training, scheduling, or supervision of alteration workers — no recorded AI use
- Assign lockers to employees and maintain locker rooms, dressing rooms, wig rooms, or costume storage or laundry areas — no recorded AI use
- Recommend vendors and monitor their work — no recorded AI use
- Care for non-clothing items — no recorded AI use
Tasks: O*NET 31.0. AI use: Anthropic Economic Index (exact or close text match).
Your first steps (guidance)
- Week 1: Open a free AI assistant and say hello. Follow our “Getting started with AI” guide. Ask it one simple question about your work.
- Week 2: Use AI on one task you do often. Try the prompt for: “Review scripts or other production information to determine a story's locale or period, as well as the number of characters and required costumes”. Try the prompt for: “Design or construct costumes or send them to tailors for construction, major repairs, or alterations”.
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Questions about AI and costume attendants
Will AI replace costume attendants?
Our data can’t predict job losses, and we don’t try to. What it does show: 4 of the 15 main tasks for this job match tasks people already use AI for (Anthropic Economic Index), giving a Amber rating (some AI use). Using AI on a task is not the same as AI doing the whole job, and 16 of the 21 listed tasks show no recorded AI use yet.
Which costume attendant tasks is AI used for most?
In the data, the most AI use among this job’s tasks is for: review scripts or other production information to determine a story's locale or period, as well as the number of characters and required costumes; provide managers with budget recommendations and take responsibility for budgetary line items related to costumes, storage, or makeup needs; design or construct costumes or send them to tailors for construction, major repairs, or alterations.
Which costume attendant tasks show little or no AI use?
For example: create worksheets for dressing lists, show notes, or costume checks; arrange costumes in order of use to help with quick-change procedures for performances; examine costume fit on cast members and sketch or write notes for alterations. These are good places to keep building your own skills.
How does this job compare to others?
In Microsoft Research’s “Working with AI” study, this job’s AI applicability score is equal to or higher than 34% of the occupations they scored. That measures overlap with AI chat use, not risk of job loss.
How can a costume attendant start learning AI?
Start small: open a free AI assistant, try it on one task you do often, and always check facts and numbers yourself. The plan on this page is guidance, not professional advice.
See how this job ranks
Costume Attendants ranks #294 of 572 jobs for the share of main tasks with AI use (#1 = most), and #4 of 23 in Personal Care & Services.
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