Floral designers

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2019 Workforce

58.5k

Average Age

46.1

Estimated Job Growth

−20.1%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$24,929

Average Male Salary

$28,922

Average Female Salary

$24,454

About

Floral designers are most often employed by the Retail florists industry. The average yearly wage for Floral designers was $24,929 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Floral designers by wage are Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials, Food cooking machine operators & tenders, and Receptionists & information clerks.

Floral designers are part of the Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media occupations, along with Artists & related workers, Commercial and industrial designers, Fashion designers, Floral designers, Graphic designers, and 25 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Floral designers are . The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Floral designers are .

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Floral designers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Retail florists is the industry that employs the most Floral designers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Floral designers, by average wage, is Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores. Floral designers are paid most in Baldwin Park, Azusa, Duarte & Irwindale Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in false.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$24,929

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,696

In 2019, Floral designers earned an average of $24,929, $30,595 less than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Food cooking machine operators & tenders make somewhat more than Floral designers while Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Floral designers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.333

WAGE GINI

In 2019, Floral designers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.333, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Floral designers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Floral designers.

Spatial Concentration

Baldwin Park, Azusa, Duarte & Irwindale Cities PUMA, CA

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Floral designers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Floral designers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Floral designers, by number of employees, are Retail florists, Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores, Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers, Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores, General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters, Other administrative & other support services, and Farming.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Floral designers, by average wage, are Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores, Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers, and Retail florists.

Industries by Share

58.5k

2019 Workforce

± 5,936

11.3%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 13.3%

The number of people employed as Floral designers has been growing at a rate of 11.3%, from 52,536 people in 2018 to 58,484 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Floral designers employed by various industries. Retail florists employs the largest share of Floral designers at 62.2%, followed by Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores with 25.1% and Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers with 2.53%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Floral designers in the US. The average age of male Floral designers in the workforce is 46.6 and of female Floral designers is 46.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Floral designers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

6.21k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 1,935

52.3k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 5,612

89.4% of Floral designers are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Floral designers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Floral designers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

79.5% of Floral designers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 7.98% of Floral designers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Floral designers.

Age by Sex

46.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 5.6

46.1

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.73

The median age of Floral designers is 46.1, and Male employees are generally 0.54 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Floral designers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Floral designers is Visual & Performing Arts but a relatively high number of Floral designers hold a major in Agriculture.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Projections

Projections on job growth for Floral Designers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Floral Designers are expected to see a growth of −20.1% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

−20.1%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Floral Designers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.