Graphic designers

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2022 Workforce

275k

Average Age

38.4

Estimated Job Growth

2.47%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$58,544

Average Male Salary

$64,911

Average Female Salary

$52,636

About

Graphic designers are most often employed by the Specialized design services industry. The average yearly wage for Graphic designers was $58,544 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Graphic designers are NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 1--Williamsburg & Greenpoint PUMA, NY, and Duval County (Southwest Central)--Jacksonville City (Southwest) PUMA, FL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Graphic designers are NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY, Duval County (Southwest Central)--Jacksonville City (Southwest) PUMA, FL, and Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Central/Koreatown) PUMA, CA.

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Employment and salary information for the Graphic designers workforce. Graphic designers workforce in 2022 was 274,798 people, of which 51.9% were women and 48.1% were men. Graphic designers are paid most in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Palo Alto City & Los Altos Hills Town PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

132,253

Male Workforce

± 8.92k

142,545

Female Workforce

± 9.27k

The Graphic designers workforce in 2022 was 274,798 people (51.9% women and 48.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of 5.07% between 2018 (261,527) and 2022 (274,798).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Graphic designers.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Delaware ($80,690), District of Columbia ($80,304), and California ($73,718).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$58,544

AVERAGE WAGE

#249 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Graphic designers earned an average of $58,544, $6,139 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Graphic designers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.371

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Graphic designers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.371, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Graphic designers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Graphic designers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Graphic designers and on wages for those in the field. Specialized design services is the industry that employs the most Graphic designers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Graphic designers, by average wage, is Convenience Stores ($176,533).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

275k

2022 Workforce

± 12,858

0.636%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.59%

This graphic shows the share of Graphic designers employed by various industries. Specialized design services employs the largest share of Graphic designers at 58%, followed by Advertising, public relations & related services with 22.5% and Printing & related support activities with 19.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Graphic designers in the US. The workforce of Graphic designers in 2022 was 274,798 people, with 51.9% woman, and 48.1% men. The average age of male Graphic designers in the workforce is 39.7 and of female Graphic designers is 37.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Graphic designers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Graphic designers in 2022 was 274,798 people, with 51.9% woman, and 48.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (49,878 people), 30 to 34 years (43,935 people), and 35 to 39 years (37,922 people). Among them they concentrated 48% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 12.7% of Graphic designers workers were Hispanic and 87.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (66.5%), Puerto Rican (23.6)%, and Cuban (9.91)%

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Races

In 2022, 75.4% of the Graphic designers workforce were White, of which 53.2% were women and 46.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (8.87%) and Two or More Races (6.78%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Graphic designers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Graphic designers is Visual & Performing Arts but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Visual & Performing Arts.

Majors

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

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Graphic designers in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (107,189 people), Communications (15,887 people), and Business (12,329 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Graphic designers workers were Bachelors Degree (161,366 people), Some college (40,191 people), and Associates Degree (31,457 people).

The graphic shows the Graphic designers workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Graphic Designers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 4.02%, but Graphic Designers are expected to see a growth of 2.47% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

2.47%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

4.02%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Graphic designers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.